Background and purpose: Introducing palliative care earlier in the disease trajectory has
been found to provide better management of physical and psychological suffering. In …

Background Closely linked to the concept of supportive care, the integrated model of
palliative care (PC) implies identifying, assessing and treating physical and psychological …

Background The UK National Health Service is striving to improve access to palliative care
for patients with advanced cancer however limited information exists on the level of palliative …

Background Historically, specialist palliative care has been accessed by a greater
proportion of people dying with cancer compared to people with other life-limiting conditions …

Background. Palliative care (PC) is a critical component of comprehensive cancer care.
Previous studies on PC access have mostly examined the timing of PC referral. The …

Background: Palliative care is recommended along with oncologic care for patients with
advanced cancer. However, there are limited data about how the timing of palliative care …

Objective For patients with advanced cancer, several randomised controlled trials have
shown that access to palliative care at least 6 months before death can improve symptoms …

Background Palliative care (PC) improves the quality of life of patients with advanced
cancer. Our aim was to describe PC referral among patients with advanced cancer, and …

Background: Research shows that access to palliative care can help patients avoid dying in
hospital. However, access to palliative care services during the terminal hospitalization …

Palliative care is defined as care provided by a specially trained team of clinicians that is
both patient and family centered and seeks to enhance quality of life throughout the …