Palliative Care News

Healio | HemOnc Today is excited to announce the nominees for its annual Disruptive Innovators Awards in oncology and hematology.

Nathan I. Cherny, MD, has worked all around the world.

Teens with cancer who participated in family-centered advance care planning reported greater levels of pain, depression and anxiety after 12 months, according to results published in Pediatrics.

Black individuals in the U.S. with serious illnesses receive disproportionately poor pain management and health care communication, compared with white individuals, a focus group led by the Center to Advance Palliative Care showed.

Healio will present its fourth annual Disruptive Innovators Awards for oncology/hematology this spring.

Early receipt of palliative care appeared linked to less aggressive end-of-life care for women with ovarian cancer, according to study results.

Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, will lead the new Center for Caregiving at Mount Sinai.

Individuals with pancreatic cancer underutilized palliative care and mental health services, according to a retrospective analysis.

Advancing equitable access to palliative care will require interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication, according to several leaders in the field.