We will describe the current published evidence regarding optimal ways to integrate PC into
practical oncology care, given that so much of cancer-care costs are controlled or influenced …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

The delivery of comprehensive cancer care within a progressively intricate healthcare
environment requires oncology providers to become well-versed in the integration of …

Well-designed, randomized trials demonstrate that outpatient palliative care improves
symptom burden and quality of life (QOL) while it reduces unnecessary health care use in …

Introduction Early integration of palliative care (PC) with oncological care is associated with
improved outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. Limited information exists on the …

Background: The VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) started a palliative care
service (PCS) in October 2001 to provide case management for patients with advanced …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of provision and timing of palliative care (PC) on
potentially inappropriate end-of-life care to patients with cancer in a mixed generalist …

Background: Adolescent and young adult oncology (AYAO) patients often receive intensive
medical care and experience significant symptoms at the end of life (EOL). Objective: This …

Background: Involvement of the palliative care service has potential for patient and family
benefit in critically ill patients, regardless of etiology. Anecdotally, there is a lack of …

Background: Palliative care improves care and reduces costs for hospitalized patients with
life-limiting illnesses. There have been no multicenter randomized trials examining impact …