Palliative care acknowledges the historical origin of the hospice developed in the UK during
the 20th century. Palliative care initially focused primarily on end-of-life care provided at …

Opinion statement Palliative care has evolved over the decades from its roots in the hospice
movement to a much wider approach in which early intervention further “upstream” in the …

Background International medical organizations such as the American Society of Medical
Oncology recommend early palliative care as the “gold standard” for palliative care in …

Cancer treatment has evolved enormously over the last 20 years, with developments in
surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. As a result …

The evidence for early integration of palliative care into standard oncology care is growing.
All things considered, the benefits to patients, families, and the health care system of …

Palliative care has received increasing attention at the American Society of Clinical
Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting since the publication of its provisional clinical opinion on …

Cancer is the most common cause of mortality worldwide. Although recent advances of
multiple modality cancer management have significantly improved the cure and control …

3. Zimmermann C, Swami N, Krzyzanowska M, et al. Early palliative care for patients with
advanced cancer: a clusterrandomised controlled trial. Lancet 2014; 383: 1721-30. 4 …

Palliative care complements anti-cancer treatment, and may actually improve the therapeutic
effect by optimising performance status, functioning, symptom management and quality of …

There is robust data that palliative care is prolonging life while there are still prejudices
towards this discipline that have to be demystified. Patients, relatives and caregivers benefit …