Medicaid Expansion Associated With Increase In Palliative Care For People With Advanced-Stage Cancers: Study examines Medicaid expansion and palliative care …

X Han, KS Shi, J Zhao, L Nogueira, RB Parikh… - Health …, 2023 - healthaffairs.org
Clinical guidelines have endorsed early palliative care for patients with advanced
malignancies, but receipt remains low in the US. This study examined the association …

One step forward, two steps back: trends in aggressive inpatient care at the end of life for patients with stage IV lung cancer

C Mrad, MS Abougergi, B Daly - Journal of Oncology Practice, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Background: Patients with metastatic lung cancer are treated with palliative intent.
Aggressive care at the end of life is a marker of poor-quality care. National trends and factors …

Anticancer therapy at the end of life: lessons from a community cancer institute

S Sivendran, S Lynch, C McNaughton… - … of Palliative Care, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Studies have shown aggressive cancer care at the end of life is associated with
decreased quality of life, decreased median survival, and increased cost of care. This study …