Over the past decade, a large body of evidence has accumulated supporting the integration
of palliative care into oncology practice for patients with advanced cancer. The question is …

Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

Background The benefit of early integration of palliative care into oncological care is
suggested to be due to increased psychosocial support. In Belgium, psychosocial care is …

Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Palliative care has evolved over the past five decades as an interprofessional specialty to
improve quality of life and quality of care for patients with cancer and their families. Existing …

Objectives: To assess the impact of early triggered palliative care consultation on the
outcomes of high-risk ICU patients. Design: Single-center cluster randomized crossover trial …

Background Serious illness is often characterised by physical/psychological problems,
family support needs, and high healthcare resource use. Hospital‐based specialist palliative …

Background: Despite increasing emphasis on integration of palliative care with disease-
directed care for advanced cancer, the nature of this integration and its effects on patient and …

Aim Early palliative care (EPC) in oncology has shown sparse evidence of a positive impact
on patient outcomes, quality of care outcomes and costs. Patients and methods Data for this …

Background Although current guidelines advocate early integration of palliative care,
symptom burden and palliative care needs of patients at diagnosis of incurable cancer and …