Treatment priorities in advanced cancer shift from disease prevention to comfort and quality of life as patients approach end of life. A significant percentage of patients continue taking potentially ...

Many older adults with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment but not a lot of supportive care, according to a study published Feb. 21 in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers used data ...

Guilt and shame – not hope for recovery – are among the most common reasons terminally ill cancer patients continue with minimally beneficial treatments at the end of life, according to Rutgers ...

Certain psychoactive substances can improve the mental health of terminally ill cancer patients—but few patients can ...

Almost half of all Medicare enrollees with cancer nearing end of life receive aggressive overtreatment as opposed to supportive palliative or hospice care, according to a study published Feb. 21 in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of aggressive end-of-life cancer treatment has not changed over the past decade. Physician and institutional ...

It can feel like every top cancer center has the same PR pitch: a promise of “patient centered” care delivered with a “team approach.” I’m grateful that medicine predicated on the infallibility of ...

Palliative goals were frequently not documented until the last month of life in adolescents and younger adults who died of cancer. A new study found that documentation of palliative goals of care ...

Initiating palliative care more than 3 months before death improves end-of-life outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer, highlighting the need for earlier interventions. Despite experiencing a ...