Palliative Care Goes to Washington
New legislation aims to mandate action on an important aspect of cancer care.
Hospice and Palliative Care
End-of-Life Palliative Chemotherapy: More Harm Than Good?
Many patients believe that palliative chemo is curative treatment, so oncologists need to have important end-of-life discussions early in the course of cancer care.
Palliative Chemo for Terminal Cancer Tied to Death in ICU
Terminally ill cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at the end of life are at increased risk of dying in an ICU, according to a new study.
Palliative Care Improved by Hospital Staff Training
A hospital staff education intervention can improve several processes of palliative care in the inpatient setting.
Many GI Cancer Hospitalizations Are Avoidable
About one-fifth of hospitalizations among patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer are potentially avoidable.
PDH Inhibitor Achieves High Response Rate in Advanced Hematologic Malignancies
Researchers see high response rate with first-in-class PDH inhibitor CPI-613.
Palliative Care Workshops Help Oncologists Communicate
The American Cancer Society is hosting live workshops about how patients’ quality of life is improved when the palliative care conversation starts early.
Targeted Therapies May Improve Survival in Patients with Ovarian Cancer
New cancer therapies and statins demonstrate efficacy in treating and perhaps even preventing ovarian cancer recurrence.
Terminal Patients With Religious Support Receive Less Hospice Care
Terminally ill patients who are well supported by religious communities use less hospice care and receive more aggressive medical interventions near death.
Death with Dignity: ‘Well Accepted by Patients, Families, and Staff’
Do patients with incurable cancer have the right to decide when to end their own lives?
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