Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer
death globally. Risk factors for the condition include Helicobacter pylori infection, age, high …

Early palliative care (EPC) significantly improves quality of life, symptoms, and satisfaction
with care for patients with advanced cancer. International organizations have recognized …

Purpose Personality could be an interesting dimension to explore in end-of-life cancer
patients, in order to investigate how personality affects quality of life. Thus, this study aimed …

There are considerable disparities between the quality of cancer care and clinical outcomes
for cancer patients in different European countries, regions, hospitals and communities …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly and burdensome form of liver cancer with an
increasing global prevalence. Its course is unpredictable as it frequently occurs in the …

Background: Palliative care (PC) training initiatives have proliferated to assist generalist
health care providers (HCPs) develop skills for applying an early PC approach. To date …

Background Patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer have a low likelihood of being
cured and suffer from a broad spectrum of symptoms and problems that negatively affect …

Context Among patients with advanced life-limiting illness, an inaccurate understanding of
prognosis is common and associated with negative outcomes. Recent years have seen an …

Introduction This study aimed to examine the impact of palliative care on the life quality of
adults with advanced cancer. Methods After a comprehensive and regular search using …

Introduction Cancer patients and their caregivers have substantial unmet needs, that
negatively impact the clinical outcome and quality of life. However, interventions aimed to …