Earlier introduction of palliative care for patients hospitalized with advanced cancer is associated with lower hospital costs, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Integrating palliative care, or supportive care, may be just as important as the anti-cancer therapies a patient receives when their cancer team aims to improve their quality and quantity of life, ...

Derivation and validation of a risk model for emergency department palliative care needs assessment using the Screen for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Needs in the Emergency Department (SPEED). This ...

Palliative care is increasingly recognized as an important component of quality care for cancer patients. Given an estimated 1,437,180 new patients diagnosed with cancer in the USA in 2008 , and ...

Refining the TEACHH model: Towards improved clinical utility in the modern era. Cost of care, discharge disposition, and survival of advanced cancer patients (ACP) receiving early inpatient palliative ...

When you’re seriously ill, you have to manage not just your medical condition but physical, emotional, and practical matters as well. You may be in pain or too tired to get through the day. You and ...

Stories drawn from life will illustrate ways palliative care addresses and supports patient and family needs with positive impacts on care goals during life-limiting illness during Wednesday, June 11, ...

Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available. This study is looking at outcome measures and in particular their introduction into ...

Asked what sustains her almost 10 years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, Jodie Clarkson is clear-eyed.

Thursday, March 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This workshop is facilitated by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto staff.

Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available. This study is looking at outcome measures and in particular their introduction into ...