Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss
the impact of early access to palliative care service on symptom control, quality of life, and …

Background: Studies show that early, integrated palliative care (PC) improves quality of life
(QoL) and end-of-life (EoL) care for patients with poor-prognosis cancers. However, the …

Background: Early palliative care provides better quality of life, increased prognostic
awareness, and even improved survival for patients with advanced cancer but how the …

Purpose: Prognostic uncertainty is a major challenge for cancer of unknown primary (CUP).
Current models limit a meaningful patient-provider dialogue. We aimed to establish a …

Effective communication rests at the core of medicine, especially when patients are
confronted with progressive disease and death. Communication can mitigate the distress of …

Purpose Although radiation therapy (RT) can palliate symptoms and may prolong life, it is
not curative for patients with metastatic lung cancer. We investigated patient expectations …

Objectives To evaluate some health indicators in women with advanced breast or
gynecological cancers (ABGCs) after discontinuation of active cancer treatment in function of …

Palliation of metastatic disease compromises a significant portion of radiation treatments in
the United States. These patients present a unique challenge in resource-limited settings, as …

Objective: Of all cancers, advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with
the highest burden on mental and physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients' …

Background Older patients (≥ 60 years) with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) face difficult
decisions regarding treatment with “intensive” chemotherapy that carries significant toxicity …