ArticleCancers2023
Supportive Care: The "Keystone" of Modern Oncology Practice.
Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Team-Based Versus Technology-Based Supportive Cancer Care: A Mixed Methods Study of Multi-Site Implementation.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2025Trial
- Access to Supportive Care Among Australian Cancer Carers: Experiences of Priority Populations.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Functional outcomes in oncology patients receiving chiropractic care: a retrospective chart review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Exploring the Social and Stigma-Related Lived Experiences of Pediatric Cancer Survivors in a Canadian Province.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Best supportive care in stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer: survival by reason for curative treatment omission in a real-world study population.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Article
- The Interplay of Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Nursing Care in Cancer Patients: A Narrative Review.Clinics and practice · 2026Review
- Performance of Large Language Models for Oncology Nursing Decision Support: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
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- A Tale of Two Conditions: 50 Years of Chronic Illness and Cancer From a Nursing Perspective.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Iodinated Contrast Media in Oncologic CT: A Narrative Review of Safety, Risk Stratification, and Practical Considerations.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Patient Satisfaction and Supportive Care Pathways in a German Head and Neck Tumor Center: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Experiences, perspectives and preferences for home-based palliative and supportive care: a qualitative study of individuals with heart failure and their carers.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Implementing integrative nursing for oncology inpatients: a retrospective analysis of project-related routine data from 2021 to 2023.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Supportive or palliative? When words influence care more than guidelines.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- [Characteristics and clinical outcomes of cancer patients presenting to the emergency department in Korea: a retrospective descriptive study].Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2026Article
- Use of supportive care services and advance care planning among early phase oncology clinical trial participants.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Establishment of Integrated Hospital-Based Supportive and Palliative Services: An Experience from Iran.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2026Review
- Assessment of supportive care needs among cancer patients undergoing treatment: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Evaluating an educational supportive care program on functional status and quality of life among women with breast cancer post-mastectomy in Egypt.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) defines supportive care as "the prevention and management of the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment. This includes management of physical and psychological symptoms and side effects across the continuum of the cancer journey from diagnosis through treatment to post-treatment care. Supportive care aims to improve the quality of rehabilitation, secondary cancer prevention, survivorship, and end-of-life care". This article will provide an overview of modern supportive care in cancer, discussing its definition, its relationship with palliative care, models of care, "core" service elements (multi-professional/multidisciplinary involvement), the evidence that supportive care improves morbidity, quality of life, and mortality in various groups of patients with cancer, and the health economic benefits of supportive care. The article will also discuss the current and future challenges to providing optimal supportive care to all oncology patients.
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