Background—Phase I trials offer advanced cancer patients the opportunity to pursue life-prolonging cancer treatments. In this study, we compared the timing of referral and symptom burden between patients referred to palliative care by Phase I oncologists and those referred by non-Phase I oncologists. Methods—All 57 patients with advanced solid tumors referred by Phase I to our palliative care outpatient clinic in 2007/2008 were included. The comparison cohort consisted of 114 non-Phase I patients stratified by age, sex and cancer diagnosis in a 1:2 ratio. We retrieved information regarding patient characteristics, Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS), timing of referral and survival. Results—Both cohorts had the following matched charac...
CONTEXT: Although timely referral to palliative care services can help improve quality of life by mi...
Objective For patients with advanced cancer, several randomised controlled trials have shown that ac...
Abstract Background Early referral to palliative care, at least 3 months before death, should be a s...
International audienceBackground: Palliative care (PC) referral is recommended early in the course o...
Abstract Background Current international consensus is that ‘early’ referral to palliative care serv...
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is noted for its late presentation at diagnosis, limited prognosis and...
Background: Despite lung, colon, and rectal cancer being the leading and third leading cause of canc...
Objective: The positive impact of early palliative care interventions in advanced cancer patients ha...
International audienceOBJECTIVES: More than half of cancer patients require palliative care; however...
Introduction: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach that aims to improve the quality of li...
Despite the growing consensus on the benefits of initiating palliative care early in the disease tra...
Aim: To examine the timing and patterns of referral to the PC service for patients with metastatic ...
BackgroundReferral to specialized palliative care services (SPCS) occurs often late in the illness t...
Outpatient palliative-care facilitates timely supportive-care access; however, there is a paucity of...
Palliative care services aim to achieve the best quality of life for patients by controlling pain an...
CONTEXT: Although timely referral to palliative care services can help improve quality of life by mi...
Objective For patients with advanced cancer, several randomised controlled trials have shown that ac...
Abstract Background Early referral to palliative care, at least 3 months before death, should be a s...
International audienceBackground: Palliative care (PC) referral is recommended early in the course o...
Abstract Background Current international consensus is that ‘early’ referral to palliative care serv...
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is noted for its late presentation at diagnosis, limited prognosis and...
Background: Despite lung, colon, and rectal cancer being the leading and third leading cause of canc...
Objective: The positive impact of early palliative care interventions in advanced cancer patients ha...
International audienceOBJECTIVES: More than half of cancer patients require palliative care; however...
Introduction: Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach that aims to improve the quality of li...
Despite the growing consensus on the benefits of initiating palliative care early in the disease tra...
Aim: To examine the timing and patterns of referral to the PC service for patients with metastatic ...
BackgroundReferral to specialized palliative care services (SPCS) occurs often late in the illness t...
Outpatient palliative-care facilitates timely supportive-care access; however, there is a paucity of...
Palliative care services aim to achieve the best quality of life for patients by controlling pain an...
CONTEXT: Although timely referral to palliative care services can help improve quality of life by mi...
Objective For patients with advanced cancer, several randomised controlled trials have shown that ac...
Abstract Background Early referral to palliative care, at least 3 months before death, should be a s...