Objective Patients with cancer face difficult decisions regarding treatment and the possibility
of trading quality of life (QoL) for length of life (LoL). Little information is available regarding …

Key Clinical Points Navigating and Communicating about Serious Illness and End of Life
Partnering with patients as they navigate serious illness requires effectively communicating …

Highlights•This ESO-ESMO ABC 5 Clinical Practice Guideline provides key
recommendations for managing advanced breast cancer patients.•It provides updates on …

An understanding of patients' care goals in the context of a serious illness is an essential
element of high-quality care, allowing clinicians to align the care provided with what is most …

Importance Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered
communication, quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few …

Background Chemotherapy for metastatic lung or colorectal cancer can prolong life by
weeks or months and may provide palliation, but it is not curative. Methods We studied 1193 …

Importance Patients with advanced-stage cancer are receiving increasingly aggressive
medical care near death, despite growing concerns that this reflects poor-quality care …

Importance Serious illness conversations (SICs) are structured conversations between
clinicians and patients about prognosis, treatment goals, and end-of-life preferences …

Purpose To determine how prognostic conversations influence perceptions of life
expectancy (LE), distress, and the patient-physician relationship among patients with …

Background Prognostic accuracy in palliative care is valued by patients, carers, and
healthcare professionals. Previous reviews suggest clinicians are inaccurate at survival …