This chapter aims to explore the key developments in palliative care for patients with lung
cancer. Lung cancer has high morbidity and mortality rates and is a leading cause of cancer …

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 …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States for both
men and women, accounting for about one out of every four cancer deaths. Patients with …

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 …

Palliative care (PC) focuses on improving the quality of life and minimizing suffering in
patients with chronic, symptomatic, and life-threatening disease. Because of severe and …

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 …

Abstract The World Health Organization defines Palliative Care as an approach that
improves the quality of life (QOL) of patients and their families facing the problem associated …

Lung cancer remains the most common malignancy and is recognized as having significant
impact on quality of life. Advances in lung cancer treatment over the past decade have been …

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 associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Palliative care plays an
important role along the disease continuum for patients with advanced lung cancer. Mastery …