Importance The use of palliative care programs and the number of trials assessing their
effectiveness have increased. Objective To determine the association of palliative care with …

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

Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

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 …

Progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are characterised by major reductions in
quality of life and survival and have similarities to certain malignancies. However, palliative …

Oncology has come a long way in addressing patients' quality of life, together with
developing surgical, radio-oncological and medical anticancer therapies. However, the …

Background: Despite the documented benefits of palliative and hospice care on improving
patients' quality of life, these services remain underutilized. Multiple factors limit the …

Background: Although access to advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and hospice
has increased, public attitudes may still be barriers to their optimal use. Purpose: To …

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Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for people with serious illness and their families.
One potential barrier to palliative care uptake is inaccurate knowledge and/or negative …