Background Prognostic accuracy in palliative care is valued by patients, carers, and
healthcare professionals. Previous reviews suggest clinicians are inaccurate at survival …

Abstract Purpose In 2005, the European Association for Palliative Care made
recommendations for prognostic markers in advanced cancer. Since then, prognostic tools …

Background Cancer patients presenting with COVID-19 have a high risk of death. In this
work, predictive factors for survival in cancer patients with suspected SARS-COV-2 infection …

Background Prognosis is a key driver of clinical decision-making. However, available
prognostication tools have limited accuracy and variable levels of validation. Methods …

Objective To develop a novel prognostic indicator for use in patients with advanced cancer
that is significantly better than clinicians' estimates of survival. Design Prospective …

Prognostication is an important clinical skill for all clinicians, particularly those clinicians
working with patients with advanced cancer. However, doctors can be hesitant about …

Purpose: In advanced cancer, oncological treatment is influenced by performance status
(PS); however, this has limitations. Biomarkers of systemic inflammation may have …

Purpose To study how survival of palliative cancer patients relates to subjective prediction of
survival, objective prognostic factors (PFs), and individual psychological coping. Patients …

Prognostication, along with diagnosis and treatment, is a traditional core clinical skill of the
physician. Many patients and families receiving palliative care want information about life …

Purpose The Palliative Prognostic (PaP) score; Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI); Feliu
Prognostic Nomogram (FPN) and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) have all been …