Important breakthroughs in medical treatments have improved outcomes for patients
suffering from several types of cancer. However, many oncological treatments approved by …

Opinion statement While the benefits of early palliative care are indisputable, most of the
current evidence has emerged from resource-rich settings in urban areas of high-income …

Background Effective communication between people with advanced cancer and their family
members on end-of-life issues has a profound impact on meeting needs and improving …

Palliative care (PC) is beneficial, however, in many settings it is under-resourced and unable
to consistently meet the needs of patients and their families. A lack of national health policy …

Background Cost-of-illness studies in palliative care are of growing interest in health
economics. There is no standard methodology to capture direct and non-direct healthcare …

With the increasing incidence of cancer worldwide, palliative care has become an effective
intervention to relieve cancer patients' pain and improve their quality of life, although the …

Importance In the US, improving end-of-life care has become increasingly urgent. Some
states have enacted legislation intended to facilitate palliative care delivery for seriously ill …

Background With the fast growth of the older population and the increasing rates of chronic
illnesses, the demand for hospice care is increasing at a rapid pace. This is bringing great …

Background: Home health care is a core benefit of Medicare and Medicaid insurance
programs and includes services to improve health, maintain health, or slow health decline …

This retrospective cohort study of cancer decedents during 2004–2015 examined end-of-life
cancer care quality indicators (QIs) in the provinces of British Columbia (BC), Ontario, and …