Background The aim of the present study was to summarise evidence from scientific studies
on cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome in order to assess and highlight the efficacy of high …

Patients (n= 395) with terminal-stage cancer receiving attention from palliative care services
(PCSs) were recruited over a period of 15 consecutive days from 171 participating PCS …

Restructuring health care in Canada has emphasized the provision of ambulatory and home-
based palliative care. Acquiring economic evidence is critical given this trend and its …

The aim of this study was to provide a comparative assessment of the health care resources
consumed during the final month of life of patients undergoing palliative treatment and who …

Traditionally, medical oncology and palliative care have been considered two distinct and
separate disciplines, both as regards treatment objectives and delivery times Palliative care …

Objective: This study aimed to highlight the trajectory of palliative care costs over the last five
months of life in five urban centres across Canada. Subjects: The study sample was …

BACKGROUND Anorexia is a common symptom in patients with cancer, which can lead to
poor tolerance of treatment and can contribute to cachexia in extreme cases. Children with …

The use of health services may vary across people with different socioeconomic statuses,
and may be determined by many factors. The purposes of this study were (i) to examine the …

In July 1995 the Edmonton Regional Palliative Care Program (ERPCP) was established in
the City of Edmonton to increase the access of patients with terminal cancer to palliative care …

Background Models of palliative care delivery develop within a social, cultural, and political
context. This paper describes the 30-year history of the National Tumor Association (ANT), a …