Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations to oncologists and others for the
treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Methods American Society of …

Níveis de evidência Nível A Dados obtidos a partir de múltiplos estudos randomizados de
bom porte, concordantes e/ou de meta-análise robusta de estudos clínicos randomizados …

Background: Early palliative care is increasingly recommended but seldom practised. We
sought to examine perceptions of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and …

Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations to oncologists and others on
potentially curative therapy for patients with localized pancreatic cancer. Methods ASCO …

Importance Economics of care for adults with serious illness is a policy priority worldwide.
Palliative care may lower costs for hospitalized adults, but the evidence has important …

Background: Palliative care is expanding rapidly in the United States. Objective: To examine
variation in access to hospital palliative care. Methods: Data were obtained from the …

Level of evidence Level A Data obtained from multiple concordant large randomized trials
and/or robust meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials Level B Data obtained from less …

Evidence-based management has improved long-term survival in patients with heart failure
(HF). However, an unintended consequence of increased longevity is that patients with HF …

Palliative care is gaining acceptance across the world. However, even when palliative care
resources exist, both the delivery and distribution of services too often are neither equitably …