Palliative Care News

Acupuncture and massage improved symptoms of long-term musculoskeletal pain in patients with advanced cancer, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

As part of an effort to combat unprecedented levels of provider burnout, Mount Sinai’s radiation oncology department has introduced the first advanced practice radiation therapist role in the United States.

A yoga-based intervention provided beneficial supportive care among a cohort of patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer and their caregivers, according to study results.

Virtual reality interventions can serve as acceptable treatments with the potential to improve both physical and psychological consequences of certain long-term illnesses, according to a study published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

City of Hope received a $100M philanthropic gift to create a national integrative oncology program that will combine and optimize Eastern and Western medicine to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with cancer and survivors.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a potentially debilitating, often persistent adverse event associated with taxane-based chemotherapy.

Palliative care use remained significantly low between 2004 and 2020 among certain racial and ethnic minority patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to study results.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Mettle Health’s Claritza Rios, MD and Bridget Sumser, SW about misconceptions surrounding palliative care, communication training as self-care for physicians and more.

Researchers have identified consensus-based guidance on managing opioid use for cancer-associated pain among patients who use nonmedical stimulants, according to study results published in Cancer.

Recruitment is underway for a small study focused on the ability of psilocybin to reduce anxiety among individuals with metastatic cancer.