Patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs) struggle with immense physical and
psychological symptom burden, which negatively affect their quality of life (QOL) throughout …

Communication in oncology has always been challenging. The new era of precision
oncology creates prognostic uncertainty. Still, person-centered care requires attention to …

PURPOSE For patients with advanced cancer, early consultations with palliative care (PC)
specialists reduce costs, improve quality of life, and prolong survival. However, capacity …

Abstract Objectives Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has been legal in Canada since
June 2016. A person can receive MAiD if their suffering cannot be relieved under conditions …

Plain Language Summary We commend the American Society of Clinical Oncology for their
sweeping recommendations and advocacy for integrated palliative care as part of oncologic …

ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive review and analyses of
the relevant literature for each recommendation, following the guideline development …

Background The primary aim of specialised palliative care (SPC) is to improve the quality of
life (QoL) for patients with a high symptom burden from a life-threatening disease. This …

Conversational agents (sometimes called chatbots) are technology-based systems that use
artificial intelligence to simulate human-to-human conversations. Research on …

Importance Despite the evidence for early palliative care improving outcomes, it has not
been widely implemented in part due to palliative care workforce limitations. Objective To …

A Positive Distress Screen…Now What? An Updated Call for Integrated Psychosocial Care -
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