The study team conducted a systematic review of pediatric and adolescent palliative cancer
care literature from 1995 to 2015 using four databases to inform development of a palliative …

Background: Despite standardization in disease assessments and curative interventions for
childhood cancer, palliative assessments and psychosocial interventions remain diverse …

Background Some pediatric deaths happen within minutes to days of the cause (eg,
unintentional injury, extremely preterm birth, catastrophic illness). Others occur days to years …

Living Through Loss provides a foundational identification of the many ways in which people
experience loss over the life course, from childhood to old age. It examines the interventions …

Prognostic disclosure to children has perpetually challenged clinicians and parents. In this
article, we review the historical literature on prognostic disclosure to children in the United …

Palliative care is patient-and family-centered care that enhances quality of life throughout
the illness trajectory and can ease the symptoms, discomfort, and stress for children living …

Objective Breaking bad news about life-threatening and possibly terminal conditions is a
crucial part of paediatric care for children in this situation. Little is known about how the …

Purpose of Review: A significant number of pregnancies are complicated by a fetus with a
life-limiting diagnosis. As diagnoses are made earlier in the pregnancy, families experience …

Importance For clinicians caring for adolescent patients living with progressive, life-
threatening illness, discussions regarding prognosis, goals of care, and treatment options …

Medical providers are trained to investigate, diagnose, and treat cancer. Their primary goal
is to maximize the chances of curing the patient, with less training provided on palliative care …