Background Cancer patients' end-of-life care may involve complex decision-making
processes. Colombia has legislation regarding provision of and access to palliative care and …

Background Self-regulation is crucial for nurses who engage in in-depth end-of-life
conversations with advanced cancer patients, especially in cultural contexts featuring death …

Abstract Background In Colombia, cancer incidence is increasing, as is the demand for end-
of-life care. Understanding how patients who die from cancer experience this phase will …

Introduction. Advance care planning (ACP) is an important part of cancer care. We
determined the ACP practice patterns of medical oncologists at our academic cancer centre …

Objetivo. Describir las percepciones de médicos sobre la atención en el final de la vida
(AFV) en pacientes oncológicos en tres hospitales de mediana y alta complejidad en …

Abstract Introduction: The Advanced Directives Document (ADD) is a bioethical quality
benchmark for healthcare and assurance of compliance with the rights of autonomy, self …

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a complex disease with variability in disease subtype,
length of survival, treatment selection, symptom burden, and, ultimately, end-of-life (EOL) …

There is limited knowledge regarding Colombian patients with advanced cancer
preferences regarding their final moments, place of death, and post-death wishes. To better …

Abstract Introduction: The Advanced Directives Document (ADD) is an efficient tool to plan
for future medical care in case of a potential loss of autonomy. Ethical dilemmas arise in end …

Chronic diseases such as cancer have imposed challenges on health systems. Colombia
has worked on the construction and implementation of a legal framework for palliative care …