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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2022

Easing the Journey-an Updated Review of Palliative Care for the Patient with High-Grade Glioma.

Rita C Crooms, Margaret O Johnson, Heather Leeper, Ambereen Mehta, Michelle McWhirter, Akanksha Sharma

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Perceptions and experiences of onco-haematology professionals in relation to advance care planning: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rita C CroomsDepartment of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1468 Madison Ave, 1052, NY, 10029, New York, USA.
Margaret O JohnsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Trent Drive 047 Baker House, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.
Heather LeeperNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 9030 Old Georgetown Rd, Bloch Bldg 82, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Ambereen MehtaPalliative Care Program, Division of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, 21224, MD, USA.
Michelle McWhirterPalliative Care Program, Division of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, 21224, MD, USA.
Akanksha SharmaDepartment of Translational Neurosciences, Pacific Neuroscience Institute/Saint John's Cancer Institute, 2200 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA. asharma@pacificneuro.org.ORCID 0000-0002-4331-5526

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewHigh-grade gliomas (HGG) are rare brain tumors that cause disproportionate suffering and mortality. Palliative care, whose aim is to relieve the symptoms and stressors of serious illness, may benefit patients with HGG and their families. In this review, we summarize the extant literature and provide recommendations for addressing the symptom management and communication needs of brain tumor patients and their caregivers at key points in the illness trajectory: initial diagnosis; during upfront treatment; disease recurrence; end-of-life period; and after death during bereavement. RECENT

findingsPatients with HGG experience highly intrusive symptoms, cognitive and functional decline, and emotional and existential distress throughout the disease course. The caregiver burden is also substantial during the patient's illness and after death. There is limited evidence to guide the palliative management of these issues. Palliative care is likely to benefit patients with HGG, yet further research is needed to optimize the delivery of palliative care in neuro-oncology.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaTerminal CareHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPalliative CareQuality of LifeAdvance care planningAdvance directiveBrain tumorEnd of lifeGlioblastomaGliomaGoals of careHigh-grade gliomaMetastatic diseaseNeuro-oncologyPalliative careSupportive care

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PMID35192120

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