Abstract Purpose of this Review The purpose of this review is to describe the evolution of
palliative care in paediatric oncology, the needs of children and their families in a paediatric …

Methods: Four databases were searched: Medline, EMBASE, PsychINFO, and Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Complete. The search strategy combined …

Simple Summary About 4 million children with an oncological disease worldwide require
palliative care due to the nature of their condition. The WHO defines pediatric palliative care …

Simple Summary Palliative care (PC) can improve the quality of life for pediatric cancer
patients, yet these services remain underutilized, with referrals occurring late in the disease …

Background: Pediatric palliative care has established benefits for children with cancer and
their families. Overcoming organizational and healthcare provider barriers have been …

Context Early palliative care (PC) has been shown to improve the quality of life of children
with cancer, yet referral practices by pediatric oncology providers remains inconsistent and …

Paediatric palliative care aims to support children and young people with life‐limiting or life‐
threatening conditions, and their families, from the time of diagnosis. Early integration within …

The number of children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions is increasing,
requiring an individualized approach and additional supportive care. The American …

Purpose Pediatric palliative care (PC) is an evolving field and involves a comprehensive
approach to care of children with cancer. The goal of this paper was to explore how pediatric …

Despite that infant mortality rates in western countries have improved over the past decade,
5.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births are still reported, mainly due to prematurity and …