Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

The suffering of patients with incurable cancer is determined to a large degree by the
presence and intensity of the symptoms of their disease. Knowledge of symptom prevalence …

Background Patients with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer have a substantial symptom
burden and may receive aggressive care at the end of life. We examined the effect of …

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 …

Purpose Prior research shows that introducing palliative care soon after diagnosis for
patients with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with …

Background Patients with advanced cancer often experience muscle wasting (sarcopenia),
yet little is known about the characteristics associated with sarcopenia and the relationship …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

Background: Ethnic/racial minorities encounter disparities in healthcare, which may carry
into end-of-life (EOL) care. Advanced cancer, highly prevalent and morbid, presents with …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in advanced stages of
malignant and non‐malignant diseases. Appropriate management requires both …

BACKGROUND: There is a plethora of assessment tools available to measure
breathlessness, the most common and disabling symptom of advanced cardio-respiratory …