Tom, a 50-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic cancer, was referred by his phase I
physician to our supportive care center for symptom management. He was initially …

Background: Early integration of palliative care into oncology treatment is widely
recommended. Palliative rehabilitation has been suggested as a paradigm which integrates …

Background: Early involvement of palliative care improves patient quality of life; however,
quantitative studies have not yet demonstrated a similar effect for caregivers, for whom the …

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to propose a framework for enhancing an
understanding of quality of life among cancer survivors that takes into account individuals' …

Purpose We describe the key elements of early palliative care (PC) across the illness
trajectory and examine whether visit content was associated with patient-reported outcomes …

Background: Although psychosocial care has been regarded as central to palliative and
supportive care, there have been few empirically tested approaches to individual …

Objective To describe bereaved caregivers' experiences of providing care at home for
patients with advanced cancer, while interacting with home care services. Methods …

Context Health care is increasingly focused on end-of-life care outcomes, but relatively little
attention has been paid to how the dying experience is subjectively evaluated by those …

Objective The aim of this umbrella systematic review was to critically synthesize unmet
supportive care needs of people affected by cancer. Data Sources The Joanna Briggs …

Family caregivers provide substantial care for patients with advanced cancer, while suffering
from hidden morbidity and unmet needs. The objectives of this review were to examine risk …