Palliative Care

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Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care for AML Recommended as New Standard of Care

01/05/2021

Integrated palliative and oncology care for patients with AML improves QoL, psychological stress, and end-of-life care, and researchers recommend it as a new standard of care.

Integrated palliative and...

01/05/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Transition of a Palliative Care Outpatient Clinic to Telehealth

01/05/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Timely Specialty Palliative Care for NSCLC Associated With Cost-Savings

12/17/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Integrated Palliative, Oncology Care for AML Improves PROs

05/15/2020

A study to be presented at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Virtual Scientific Program (May 29-31, 2020) highlights the results of an integrated palliative and oncology care model for patients...

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05/15/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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Endovascular Denervation May Offer New Approach to Cancer Pain Relief

11/18/2018

Endovascular denervation (EDN) can improve pain in patients with abdominal cancer and may offer a new approach to palliative care, according to a study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The study enrolled 7...

Endovascular denervation (EDN)...

11/18/2018

IO Learning

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Cryoablation: Reviewing the Evidence for Pain Control

05/17/2018

Cryoablation is an effective way to control pain from cancer without major side effects, according to the results of a systemic review. Analgesics can control most cancer pain, but patients with bone metastases often struggle with...

Cryoablation is an effective way...

05/17/2018

IO Learning

Musculoskeletal Interventions Can Improve Pain and Quality of Life

12/07/2017

Patients are often left with skeletal complications and debilitating pain as a result of cancer or treatment for cancer. These fractures and other complications diminish quality of life and overall survival, but practitioners of...

Patients are often left with...

12/07/2017

IO Learning

Research in Review

End-of-Life Care Underutilized Among Older Patients With AML

08/10/2017

JCP Editors

Use of end-of-life care and hospice services is suboptimal among older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (online August 7, 2017;...

Use of...

08/10/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Cancer Symptoms More Important Than Diagnosis for Palliative Care

07/27/2017

JCP Editors

Results of a recent survey showed that for patients with cancer requiring palliative care, some symptoms and care needs are not strongly associated with specific diagnoses, published in Supportive Care in Cancer...

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07/27/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Prognostic Awareness Affects EOL Decisions, QOL for Cancer Patients

07/21/2017

JCP Editors

Terminally ill patients’ understanding of their prognosis within the last six months of their life often times remain unchanged, according to a recent study. ----- Related Content Oncology care models improve...

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07/21/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways