Prolonged Survival With Palliative Care-It Is Possible, but Is It Necessary?

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024
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2. Developing the multidisciplinary and multispecialty workforce and the systems needed to sustain high-quality care from diagnosis through long-term survivorship.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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3. Psychosocial intervention in palliative care: What do psychologists need to know.Journal of health psychology · 2024
   Review
4. Early Integrated Palliative Care Within a Surgical Oncology Clinic.JAMA network open · 2023
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5. Investigating the Relationship between Fear of Failure and the Delivery of End-of-Life Care: A Questionnaire Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023
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6. Analysis of Palliative Care Utilization and Medical Expenses among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Taiwan: A Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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7. Emulation of a Target Trial to Evaluate the Causal Effect of Palliative Care Consultation on the Survival Time of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Cancers · 2021
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8. The burden of serious health-related suffering among cancer decedents: Global projections study to 2060.Palliative medicine · 2021
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9. How Effective Is Palliative Care in Improving Patient Outcomes?Current treatment options in oncology · 2020
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Corrections and comments

• Comment on
  Association of Early Palliative Care Use With Survival and Place of Death Among Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Receiving Care in the Veterans Health Administration.2019

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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