Palliative Care: The Benefits of Early Integration into the Oncology Care Plan
The topic of palliative care is no longer just an end-of-life discussion.
Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice and the Oncology Patient: Why So Much Confusion?
Varying definitions of the goals of hospice care and difficulty finding an appropriate program may confuse patients and their families.
Practice Type May Incentivize Administration of Chemotherapy, Growth Factors
Oncologists in a fee-for-service practice or paid a salary with productivity incentives were more likely to report their income would increase when they administer chemotherapy or growth factors than their salaried colleagues.
Administering Chemo Ups Income for Non-Salaried Oncologists
More research needed to understand impact of financial incentives on cost, quality of care.
Clinicians Need Spiritual Care Training to Meet National End-of-Life Guidelines
Spiritual care—viewed by patients, nurses, and physicians as an important, appropriate, and beneficial component of end-of-life care—is infrequently provided by clinicians due primarily to lack of training, a study concluded in the Journal of Clinical Oncology online December 17.
Parenteral Hydration No Benefit for Cancer Care in Hospices
In advanced cancer, parenteral hydration does not improve symptoms, QoL, or overall survival.
Use of RT for Palliative End-of-Life Cancer Care ‘Deserves Further Study’
The proportion of US elderly patients dying of cancer who receive radiation therapy (RT) in the last month of life is low.
Guidelines for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Emphasize Quick Action, Honest Communication
The American Thyroid Association’s independent Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Taskforce published the first comprehensive guidelines for anaplastic thyroid cancer this month.
End-of-Life Discussions Lead to Greater Hospice Use, Less Aggressive Care
Early end-of-life discussions are associated with less aggressive care and greater use of hospice at the end of life.
Early Palliative Care Intervention Improves Satisfaction with Care, Prevents Decline in QOL in Patients with Metastatic Disease
This CME activity from ASCO 2012 describes the benefits of early palliative care in patients with metastatic cancer.
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