Advanced restrictive lung diseases remain a challenge for both the clinician and patient
alike. Because there are few available treatment options that prolong survival for patients …

Palliative care refers to medical or nursing interventions that alleviate symptoms without
improving or preventing progression of the underlying disease. Smoking cessation …

Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and is the leading cause of cancer
death for both men and women in the USA. Symptom burden in patients with advanced lung …

Supportive care for the patient with advanced lung cancer should involve consideration and
discussion of all therapeutic options that could provide benefit. Depending on the clinical …

A major barrier to broader public acceptance of palliative care for life-threatening illnesses
has been the reasonable presumption that forgoing aggressive treatment in favour of …

Palliative care is appropriate for patients at any point in a serious illness. Unlike hospice,
palliative care is not limited by prognosis and may be provided at the same time as disease …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease with a median
survival of 3–4 years from time of initial diagnosis, similar to the time course of many …

Chronic respiratory disease is an increasingly prevalent cause of life-limiting illness. Care
for patients with terminal respiratory diseases has historically focused on disease-modifying …

Background In the United States, lung cancer is a major health problem that is associated
with significant patient distress and often limited survival, with some exceptions. The …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …