Most cancer patients die in hospital [1]. The care of terminally ill patients often falls to junior
doctors or nurses who will have had little specific training in the care of the dying. Relatively …

ASCO and National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend all patients
with advanced cancer receive early palliative care (PC), within 8 weeks of diagnosis, 1, 2 on …

Background The UK National Health Service is striving to improve access to palliative care
for patients with advanced cancer however limited information exists on the level of palliative …

Background: Palliative care has emerged as care that specifically aims to address gaps
inherent in disease-centered approaches in order to enhance care quality in serious illness …

Abstract Purpose The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommends that all
patients with a diagnosis of advanced cancer be referred to a palliative care team within 8 …

Background: Despite substantial palliative care (PC) needs in people with serious illnesses
other than cancer, outpatient PC is less available to these populations. Objectives: Describe …

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

Background: Terminally ill patients at the end-of-life do transit between care settings due to
their complex care needs. Problems of care fragmentation could result in poor quality of …

Purpose Palliative care consultation service (PCCS) is currently utilized to provide care to
terminal patients in Taiwan. However, there is little research on the relationship between …

The objective of the study was to determine whether teams providing specialist palliative
care improve the health outcomes of patients with advanced cancer and their families or …