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 …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to malignancy. Although lung cancer
mortality has been decreasing in recent years, it remains substantially higher than other …

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 …

Lung cancer treatment options have grown in recent years, and with that comes an era of
new hope in living with advanced lung cancer. Although cancer deaths related to lung …

Background: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, and it is known many
affected will have significant palliative care needs. Evidence suggests that early involvement …

Opinion statement Palliative care integrated into standard medical oncologic care will
transform the way we approach and practice oncologic care. Integration of appropriate …

Lung cancer patients are at high risk of suffering due to severe and refractory symptoms,
concomitant respiratory comorbidity, frequent disease progression, and treatment that can …

The evidence base demonstrating the benefits of an early focus on palliative care for
patients with serious cancers, including advanced lung cancer, is substantial. Early …

With newer information indicating more favorable outcomes of intensive care therapy for
lung cancer patients, intensivists increasingly are willing to initiate an aggressive trial of this …