High-Cost Imaging of Advanced Cancer Patients Increasing
More than one-third of stage IV cancer patients scanned in the last month of life.
Palliative Care
Palliative Surgery
Advisory Board member Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, FACS, writes that surgeons should know when to consider palliative surgery in cancer patients.
Integration of palliative care into standard oncology care
Palliative care, concurrent with standard oncological care, should be considered early in the course of illness for any patient with metastatic cancer or high symptom burden.
Integrating Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care
Palliative care, concurrent with standard oncological care, should be considered early in the course of illness for any patient with metastatic cancer or high symptom burden.
Hospice Care: Quality Care With Terminal Illness
This fact sheet informs patients on palliative hospice care and what services are offered to them at the end of life.
Prescribing opioids for drug misusers
This article reviews current practices of opioid prescribing in palliative care and suggests some pointers for safe prescribing for these patients.
Acupuncture in cancer pain management
Reviews the growing body of evidence of the role of acupuncture in pain management in cancer and palliative care.
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