Patients with frailty experience substantial physical and emotional distress related to their
condition and face increased morbidity and mortality compared with their nonfrail peers …

The practice of palliative medicine has grown substantially over the last two decades and
the data demonstrates that seriously ill and injured surgical patients as well as their loved …

Importance Involvement of palliative care specialists in the care of medical oncology patients
has been repeatedly observed to improve patient-reported outcomes, but there is no …

Importance Advance care planning (ACP) prepares patients and caregivers for medical
decision-making, yet it is underused in the perioperative surgical setting, particularly among …

Importance Specialist palliative care benefits patients undergoing medical treatment of
cancer; however, data are lacking on whether patients undergoing surgery for cancer …

Passiflora alata or passion fruit is a native flowering plant from Amazon, geographically
spread from Peru to Brazil. The plant has long been used in folks medicine for its …

One of the most severe side effects of photoimmunotherapy (PIT) for head and neck cancer
is pain. As there are presently no detailed reports on pain and pain management in PIT, we …

Background The timing and the dose of Advanced Care Planning in patients with pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma undergoing curative-intent resection are generally dictated by the …

Introduction: The AUA convened a 2021-2022 Quality Improvement Summit to bring together
interdisciplinary providers to inform the current state and to discuss potential strategies for …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess rates of palliative care (PC) involvement in the
care of patients with malignant gastrointestinal obstruction (GIO) and its influence on …