The aim of this paper is to encourage critical discussion of an individual's understanding of
palliative care and compare this with a health care professional's understanding of palliative …

Patients, families and physicians benefit from shared care concepts of oncology and
specialized palliative care. Although this concept is already becoming increasingly …

Despite high-level evidence demonstrating the benefits of integrating palliative care early in
the trajectory of advanced cancer, there remains a stigma surrounding this important …

Palliative care, unlike hospice, can be utilized concurrently with disease‐modifying or
curative therapies. Some of the benefits of palliative care include improved quality of life …

Palliative care began in academic centers with specialty consultation services, and its value
to patients, families, and health systems has been evident. The demand for palliative care to …

Traditionally, medical oncology has focused on the active period of diagnosis, treatment and
follow-up of cancer patients, and palliative medicine, the pre-terminal and end-of-life …

OBJECTIVES:: To provide a review of the development and impact of palliative care; to
discuss quality of life as a framework for guiding clinical practice and research in palliative …

Background Previous studies in the US and Canada, have shown the positive impact of
early palliative care programs for advanced cancer patients on quality of life (QoL) and even …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated the benefit of early integration of palliative
care (PC) in oncology. However, patients continue to receive late referrals to PC even in …

Background: Early palliative care is increasingly recommended but seldom practised. We
sought to examine perceptions of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and …