Over the past decade, a large body of evidence has accumulated supporting the integration
of palliative care into oncology practice for patients with advanced cancer. The question is …

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

Purpose Randomized controlled trials have supported integrated oncology and palliative
care (PC); however, optimal timing has not been evaluated. We investigated the effect of …

Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Palliative care has been one of the most rapidly growing fields of health care in the United
States in the past decade. The benefits of palliative care have now been shown in multiple …

Background Serious illness is often characterised by physical/psychological problems,
family support needs, and high healthcare resource use. Hospital‐based specialist palliative …

Background: Early palliative care improves quality of life and satisfaction with care and is
increasingly endorsed for patients with advanced cancer. However, little is known about the …

Background Worldwide, many patients with cancer, are infrequently referred to palliative
care or are referred late. Oncologists and haematologists may act as gatekeepers, and their …

Purpose: Communicating about the end of life with patients has been reported as one of the
most difficult and stressful part of the work of oncologists. Despite this fact, oncologists …

Background: The field of palliative care (PC) is growing as the world population ages and
burden of chronic diseases increases. Thus, it is important that the general public is …