The increasing burden of cancer represents a substantial problem for Latin America and the
Caribbean. Two Lancet Oncology Commissions in 2013 and 2015 highlighted potential …

Background: Achieving universal access to palliative care is considered a global and equity
priority. Understanding patients and caregivers' attitudes and preferences towards palliative …

Em 2022, foi publicado um importante relatório internacional acerca do “valor da morte” não
apenas no campo da saúde, mas nas sociedades humanas de forma geral. Este relatório se …

Background Monitoring and reporting palliative care development serves to identify
progress as well as remaining challenges for improvement. Aim To report on the updated …

Background: Different sets of barriers have been identified to explain the difficulties in the
access and availability of opioid analgesics in palliative care, particularly in low-and middle …

Summary Background The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care (PC) and Pain Relief
quantified the burden of serious health-related suffering (SHS), proposing an Essential …

Background Formal recognition of palliative medicine as a specialty has been one of the
main drivers in the development of palliative care. Aim To provide a comparative …

Background Little is known about place of death in Latin America, although this data are
crucial for health system planning. This study aims to describe place of death and …

Status of palliative care in Latin America: looking through... : Current Opinion in Supportive and
Palliative Care Status of palliative care in Latin America: looking through the Latin America …

Context Progress in palliative care (PC) necessarily involves scientific development.
However, research conducted in South America (SA) needs to be improved. Objectives To …