Over the past decade, a large body of evidence has accumulated supporting the integration
of palliative care into oncology practice for patients with advanced cancer. The question is …

Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Purpose We describe the key elements of early palliative care (PC) across the illness
trajectory and examine whether visit content was associated with patient-reported outcomes …

Importance Patients with cancer who die soon after starting chemotherapy incur costs of
treatment without the benefits. Accurately predicting mortality risk before administering …

Objective To highlight the importance, challenges, and evolution of advance care planning
for patients with cancer. Data Sources Peer-reviewed journal articles and clinical guidelines …

Background Despite its established benefits, palliative care (PC) is rarely utilized for
hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. We sought to examine transplant …

Background: Patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience great
pain and stress. Our study aimed to explore the effect of early palliative care on quality of life …

Context Maximizing value in palliative care requires continued development and
standardization of communication quality indicators. Objectives To describe the basic …

Background There are limited data on illness understanding and perception of cure among
advanced cancer patients around the world. The aim of the study was to determine the …

Purpose: Patients with cancer are at risk for substantial treatment-related costs; however,
little is known about patients' willingness to sacrifice to receive cancer care and how their …