Purpose To examine availability of Palliative Care (PC) services and referral patterns of
European Lung cancer specialists to PC. Methods All members of the EORTC Lung Cancer …

Objectives Patients with chronic respiratory disease have significant palliative care needs,
but low utilisation of specialist palliative care (SPC) services. Decreased access to SPC …

Introduction: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung
disease have a significant burden of symptoms. Many are not offered palliative care (PC) …

Background Integration of palliative care with standard oncologic care improves quality of
life and survival of lung cancer patients. We surveyed physicians to identify factors …

Background Early palliative care (PC) improves quality of life and prolongs survival for
patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite these benefits, patient …

Background: Palliative care is often underutilized or initiated late in the course of life-
threatening illness. Randomized clinical Early Palliative Care (EPC) trials provide an …

Background Referral to specialized palliative care services (SPCS) occurs often late in the
illness trajectory but may differ across cancer types. We examined differences between …

Background Palliative care (PC) improves the quality of life of patients with advanced
cancer. Our aim was to describe PC referral among patients with advanced cancer, and …

Purpose To describe current referral practices of oncologists to specialized palliative care
(SPC) and define demographic characteristics, practice situations, and opinions associated …

Objective This study aimed to explore the attitudes, practices and work‐related experiences
among Swedish physicians regarding the referral process, integration and transition …