PURPOSE: Palliative care (PC) improves outcomes in advanced cancer, and guidelines
recommend early outpatient referral. However, many PC teams see more inpatient than …

Background: Although mounting evidence supports the use of palliative care (PC) to
improve care experiences and quality of life for oncology patients, the frequency of and …

BACKGROUND Limited data are available on how the timing and setting of palliative care
(PC) referral can affect end‐of‐life care. In this retrospective cohort study, the authors …

Purpose: Palliative care's role in oncology has expanded, but its effect on aggressiveness of
care at the end of life has not been characterized at the population level. Methods: This …

Purpose: Early palliative care (PC) improves outcomes for outpatients with advanced
cancer. Its effect on hospitalized patients with cancer is unknown. Herein, we report on the …

Background: Although palliative care services are increasing in the United States, disparities
exist in access and utilization. Hence, we explored these factors in hospitalized patients with …

Background: Outpatient palliative care (PC) has been shown to positively impact quality of
life and decrease healthcare utilization, but there are limited data describing what activities …

Background: Prior research indicates that hospice and palliative care delivered in outpatient
settings are associated with reduced hospital readmissions for cancer patients. However …

Purpose Early palliative care (PC) for individuals with advanced cancer improves patient
and family outcomes and experience. However, it is unknown when, why, and how in an …

3 Background: Early palliative care (PC) improves outcomes for outpatients with advanced
cancer, but its impact on an inpatient oncology unit is unknown. We implemented a novel …