Prognostication is an important clinical skill for all clinicians, particularly those clinicians
working with patients with advanced cancer. However, doctors can be hesitant about …

Background Prognosis is a key driver of clinical decision-making. However, available
prognostication tools have limited accuracy and variable levels of validation. Methods …

Background: Patients with advanced cancer and their carers frequently wish to know how
long they can expect to live. Improved prognostication would enable patients and their …

Oncologists frequently face the difficult task of estimating prognosis in patients with incurable
malignancies. Their prediction of prognosis informs decision-making ranging from …

The purpose of this review was to examine the accuracy of physicians' clinical predictions of
survival and the available prognostic tools in estimating survival times in terminally ill cancer …

The objective of this review is to provide an update on prognostication in patients with
advanced cancer and to discuss future directions for research in this field. Accurate …

Abstract Purpose In 2005, the European Association for Palliative Care made
recommendations for prognostic markers in advanced cancer. Since then, prognostic tools …

Purpose To offer evidence-based clinical recommendations concerning prognosis in
advanced cancer patients. Methods A Working Group of the Research Network of the …

Background. Predicting the short-term survival in cancer patients is an important issue for
patients, family, and oncologists. Although the prognostic accuracy of the surprise question …

The process of formulating an accurate survival prediction is often difficult but important, as it
influences the decisions of clinicians, patients, and their families. The current article aims to …