ReviewNature reviews. Clinical oncology2014
End-of-life care--what do cancer patients want?
Review in Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.
- Why is advance care planning underused in oncology settings? A systematic overview of reviews to identify the benefits, barriers, enablers, and interventions to improve uptake.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Advanced cancer patients' reported wishes at the end of life: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Trial
- A mixed method feasibility study of a patient- and family-centred advance care planning intervention for cancer patients.BMC palliative care · 2015Trial
- Bevacizumab-Based Therapy Is Associated with Prolonged Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Peritoneal Mucinous Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Trends and factors associated with hospice care utilization and place of death in the United States between 2002 and 2020: a retrospective data analysis based on the health and retirement study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Family Caregiver Needs, Interventions, and Outcomes in Home-Based Cancer Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of home-based palliative care for end-stage cancer patients.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2025Article
- What matters to patients with cancer receiving home care at the end of life? A qualitative study comparing patients' and healthcare professionals' views.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Trends and disparities in place of death among patients with cholangiocarcinoma: A two-decade analysis.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Disparities in end-of-life care and place of death in people with malignant brain tumors-A Swedish registry study.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Advance care planning discussions - Perspectives from oncology patients with advanced-stage disease.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Contemporary Patterns of End-of-Life Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Advanced Cancer.JAMA health forum · 2025Article
- Influence of palliative care policy on place of death for people with different cancer types: a nationwide' register study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Impact of PIPAC-Oxaliplatin on Functional Recovery, Good Days, and Survival in a Refractory Colorectal and Appendiceal Carcinomatosis: Secondary Analysis of the US PIPAC Collaborative Phase 1 Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Critically ill metastatic cancer patients returning home after unplanned ICU stay: an observational, multicentre retrospective study.Annals of intensive care · 2023Article
- Observational study of survival outcomes of people referred for 'fast-track' end-of-life care funding in a district general hospital: too little too late?BMJ open quality · 2023Observational
- Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Meta-Analysis of Advance Care Planning and End-of-life Cancer Care.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Review
- Variation in hospital cost trajectories at the end of life by age, multimorbidity and cancer type.International journal of population data science · 2023Article
- Association between immigrant status and advanced cancer patients' location and quality of death.Cancer · 2022Article
- Preferences for home care to enable home death among adult patients with cancer in late palliative phase - a grounded theory study.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Patients with cancer frequently suffer from debilitating physical symptoms and psychological distress, particularly at the end of life. Interventions to help alleviate these problems are often complex and multifactorial. Palliative care services and therapeutic interventions have developed in a variable manner, often with limited evaluation of clinical effectiveness and affordability, resulting in a relatively weak evidence base. The health care provided to patients with advanced-stage cancer does not always correlate with what is known about their preferences for care. In this Review, we discuss the preferences of patients with cancer regarding their end of life care, including the importance of early provision of palliative care, and the central role of advance care planning in meeting patients' preferences. It has been shown that many patients with cancer wish to die at home. We discuss the factors that contribute to the place of death, including environmental factors, disease-specific issues, and the availability of resources. There has been a recent upward trend in the number of patients with cancer who die in their preferred place of care, and important contributors--such as community palliative care, advance care planning, and improvements in palliative care services as a result of robust research studies--are considered.
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