Palliative Care News

ASCO will present its inaugural Walther Cancer Foundation Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Endowed Award to Anthony L. Back, MD, a medical oncologist and palliative care specialist.

Mike Schmidt always felt a sense of invincibility as a professional athlete.

Palliative care and hospice services appeared underused among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to study results presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.

Basic research in immunotherapy and precision medicine remains at the forefront of progress in cancer treatment; however, a strong bipartisan commitment from Congress is needed to continue this progress, according to the seventh annual AACR Cancer Progress Report.

City of Hope announced the appointment of two faculty members.

Exposure to palliative care considerably reduced health care utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer, according to observational study results published in Journal of Oncology Practice.

End-of-life care suboptimal for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, with increas use of hospice care occurring mostly in the last 7 days of life, study data showed.

Adults who did not trust health care professionals after losing a parent to cancer during adolescence had a higher risk for negative long-term outcomes, such as self-destructiveness and psychological problems, than those who trusted their parent’s care, according to findings from a study conducted in Sweden.

One-third of insured patients with cancer had out-of-pocket costs that exceeded their expectations, according to study results.

Cancer survivors, even those 10 years or longer past diagnosis, had 1.22-times higher prescription opioid use than matched individuals without a history of cancer, according to results of a population-based study.