Background In advanced cancer, patients want to know how their care options may affect
survival and quality of life, but the impact of outpatient specialty palliative care on these …

Background: Despite increasing emphasis on integration of palliative care with disease-
directed care for advanced cancer, the nature of this integration and its effects on patient and …

Purpose Specialized palliative care (SPC) is currently underutilized or provided late in
cancer care. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to critically evaluate the …

Importance The evidence for palliative care exists predominantly for patients with cancer.
The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes in patients with noncancer …

Background: International oncology societies recommend early palliative care. Specific
models to integrate early palliative care efficiently into clinical practice are debated. The …

Purpose: Palliative care's role in oncology has expanded, but its effect on aggressiveness of
care at the end of life has not been characterized at the population level. Methods: This …

Patients with advanced cancer experience a complex web of problems, all of which interact.
Specialist palliative care services have developed to meet these needs, but their …

Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Background The addition of specialty palliative care to standard oncology care improves
outcomes for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, but many lack access to …

Importance The delivery of palliative care is not standard of care within most emergency
departments (EDs). Objective To compare quality of life, depression, health care utilization …