Background Despite the recognized importance of end‐of‐life (EOL) communication
between patients and physicians, the extent and quality of such communication is lacking …

Palliative care (PC) is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. PC
models have stressed pain and symptom management, communication that is patient-and …

Background: Advanced cancer patients need an accurate understanding of their prognoses
in order to engage in informed end-of-life care treatment decision-making. Latino cancer …

Background Providers often underestimate the influence of patient religious and spiritual
(R&S) needs. The current study sought to determine the influence of R&S beliefs on …

BACKGROUND Compared with non‐Latino, white patients with advanced cancer, Latino
patients with advanced cancer are less likely to sign do‐not‐resuscitate (DNR) orders, which …

Background: Previous studies have shown that minority populations have low rates of
documented advance directives and express preferences for more life-prolonging …

Background: Little is known about how patients with incurable cancer and caregivers differ
in their prognostic awareness, and the relationship between caregiver prognostic …

This study explored the role of God and spirituality in cancer patients to gain deeper insight
into how patients use their spirituality to cope during illness, including how they see the …

The achievement of a death consistent with personal preferences is an elusive outcome for
most people with cancer. Maintaining a sense of control is a core component of a dignified …

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is associated with significant morbidity
and mortality, making advance care planning (ACP) and management especially important …