The number of older adults with cancer and the need for palliative care among this
population is increasing in the United States. The objective of this systematic review was to …

Context There has been surprisingly little attention to conceptual and methodological issues
that influence the measurement of discretionary utilization at the end of life (DIAL), an …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Prior research has demonstrated differences across race and
ethnicity, as well as across geographic location, in palliative care and hospice use for …

Introduction The prognostic role of racial and socioeconomic factors in patients with
glioblastoma is controversially debated. We aimed to evaluate how these factors may affect …

Context Racial and ethnic disparities in end-of-life care are well documented among adults
with advanced cancer. Objectives To examine the extent to which communication and care …

PURPOSE: Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care near the end of life (EOL) have been
recognized, but EOL care experienced by Medicaid beneficiaries is not well understood. We …

Purpose Although rates of hospice use have increased over time, insurance plan-and
racial/ethnic-based disparities in rates have been reported in the USA. We hypothesized that …

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard-a case alleging racial discrimination against
Asian applicants in undergraduate admissions on appeal to the First Circuit-is one of the …

Traditionally disadvantaged groups are more likely to want life-sustaining treatments and
are the beneficiaries of greater spending and intervention at the end of life, yet these …

Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer with less than half of women surviving
five years after their diagnosis. At all stages of diagnosis and across histologic subtypes …