Background Advanced biliary tract cancer has a poor prognosis. Cisplatin and gemcitabine
is the standard first-line chemotherapy regimen, but no robust evidence is available for …

The number of people with cancer and the need for palliative care among this population is
increasing in the United States. Despite this growing need, several barriers exist to the …

Palliative care has evolved to be an integral part of comprehensive cancer care with the goal
of early intervention to improve quality of life and patient outcomes. The NCCN Guidelines …

Objectives To discuss the unmet needs of patients living with advanced cancer and their
caregivers and to review strategies, including collaborating with community and non-profit …

A good death is an important concept in pediatric palliative care. To improve the quality of
pediatric palliative care, it is imperative to identify which domain is most important for a good …

Objectives: Advanced penile cancer is associated with a poor prognosis; therefore,
providing patients with realistic expectations, addressing goals of care and offering palliative …

Background Palliative care (PC) has a positive effect on symptom burden, quality of life,
psychosocial communication, prognostic understanding, mood, and quality of care at the …

Objective Medical progress in cancer care has led to increased life expectancy outcomes
across all stages of cancer, including in advanced cancers. People now living with …

Background: Compared with standard care alone, early integration of specialist palliative
care in the treatment of patients with advanced cancer offers significant benefit with respect …

PURPOSE: Patients with terminal diseases frequently undergo interventions that are futile
and may be detrimental to their quality of life. We conducted a quality improvement project …