ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s something most of us don’t want to talk about, yet, at some point we will all face it. Death is a difficult conversation to bring up with family or close friends, but ask anyone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with ovarian cancer who received palliative care earlier than 3 months before death had less aggressive ...

The study of end-of-life experiences and palliative care encompasses the clinical, psychological and spiritual dimensions that mark the final stages of life. Research in this field addresses both the ...

Interventions to improve quality of life for the seriously ill are often provided haphazardly under current frameworks. Here are five keys for transforming palliative care in your hospital system.

A lack of end-of-life training may leave certified nurse assistants unprepared to work with patients receiving palliative or hospice care, but nursing homes must do more to cross-train and build their ...

Jennifer Tieman receives grant funding from Department of Health and Aged Care and from SA Health. She is affiliated with Palliative Care SA, Palliative Care Australia and the Australian Institute for ...

Palliative care consultations improve quality of life and reduce financial strain for esophageal cancer patients by decreasing intensive interventions. Patients receiving palliative care had shorter ...

A recent retrospective study found that earlier outpatient palliative care referrals for patients with advanced cancer were associated with a small increase in overall emergency department (ED) visits ...

A group has been formed to help develop an end-of life and palliative care strategy for Guernsey. The Committee for Health & Social Care and Les Bourgs Hospice said the group had been formed to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of aggressive end-of-life cancer treatment has not changed over the past decade. Physician and institutional ...