Primary lung cancer remains the most common malignancy after non-melanocytic skin
cancer, and deaths from lung cancer exceed those from any other malignancy worldwide [1] …

In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

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 …

Background The benefit of early integration of palliative care into oncological care is
suggested to be due to increased psychosocial support. In Belgium, psychosocial care is …

People younger than 20 years comprise 35% of the global population and 40% of the global
population of least-developed nations (1). The number of children–neonates, infants …

Historically, the prognosis for individuals diagnosed with lung cancer has been bleak.
However, the past 10 years have seen important advances in treatment and diagnosis which …

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 …

Purpose Individuals with advanced cancer experience substantial distress in response to
disease burden and impending mortality. Managing Cancer And Living Meaningfully …

Background: To ensure seriously ill people and their families receive high-quality primary
and specialty palliative care services, rigorous methods are needed to prospectively identify …