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

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 …

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

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 …

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

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and is one of the leading
causes of cancer death. The incidence, pathological features, and clinical outcomes in …

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

OBJECTIVE: Although prior research indicates that features of clinician–patient
communication can predict health outcomes weeks and months after the consultation, the …

Context Talking about death can be difficult. Without evidence that end-of-life discussions
improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy …

Purpose Understanding of prognosis among terminally ill patients impacts medical decision
making. The aims of this study were to explore perceptions of prognosis and goals of …