Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Commentary
Cancer Treatment 101: A Primer for Non-Oncologists
Doctor explains why he thinks time of diagnosis is the best time for molecular testing of a new malignant tumor.
Latest News
Leaving Your Legacy Via Death Bots? Ethicist Shares Concerns
Bots may allow people to leave an AI version of themselves which family can speak to and interact with after their death.
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Traveling To Die: The Latest Form of Medical Tourism
Oregon and Vermont lifted residency requirements for patients to receive medical assistance in dying, but barriers remain.
From the Journals
1 in 4 Unresponsive Coma Patients May Retain Some Awareness
Understanding that a patient who appears unconscious has signs of cognitive processing could change the way clinicians and family interact with...
Conference Coverage
One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.
“How we think about hope directly influences patient care,” according to a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York...
From the Journals
ASTRO Releases New EBRT Guideline for Symptomatic Bone Mets
Recommendations concerning pain management and quality of life are part of the guidance.
Feature
Does More Systemic Treatment for Advanced Cancer Improve Survival?
Researchers evaluate whether patients treated in practices with higher rates of systemic therapy for very advanced disease have longer survival....
Commentary
The Simple Change That Can Improve Patient Satisfaction
Eye contact and a physician sitting rather than standing lead to increased patient satisfaction in interactions.
From the Journals
Can Changes to Chemo Regimens Improve Drug Tolerability in Older Patients?
Researchers evaluated the association between primary treatment modifications to chemotherapy regimens and treatment tolerability.
Commentary
Physicians: Don’t ignore sexuality in your dying patients
A key question in palliative care is: How do you want to live the life you have left?
Commentary
Why doctors should take end-of-life decisions back from insurers, says physician
There are times when the people who try to squeeze the most money out of medicine try to gain too much influence over the people who actually...