Little progress has been made over the last 40 years to eliminate the racial/ethnic
differences in incidence, morbidity, avoidable suffering, and mortality from cancer that result …

The importance to die at preferred death place is substantial among terminally ill cancer
patients. Previously, several studies have investigated this issue, but no systematic review …

BACKGROUND Patients with advanced cancer often experience frequent and prolonged
hospitalizations; however, the factors associated with greater health care utilization have not …

Background Dying at home and dying at the preferred place of death are advocated to be
desirable outcomes of palliative care. More insight is needed in their usefulness as quality …

Purpose This study examines the proportion of cancer deaths occurring at home in six
European countries in relation to illness and to demographic and health care factors …

Place of death is at times suggested as an outcome for palliative care services. This study
aimed to describe longitudinal preferences for place of care and place of death over time for …

Background Cancer patients are frequently admitted to hospital due to acute conditions or
refractory symptoms. This occurs through the emergency departments and requires medical …

Introduction. There are 1.7 million deaths from cancer in Europe each year and by 2020 the
World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that, globally, more than 15 million people will …

While dying at home may be the choice of many, where people die may be less important
than argued. We examined factors associated with parental planning of a child's location of …

Congruence between preferred and actual place of death may be an essential component in
terminal care. Most patients prefer a home death, but many patients do not die in their …