We aimed to determine the role of palliative resection in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and ascertain which patient populations would benefit most from this treatment. A total of 1015 patients ...

Referral patterns to palliative care: An inpatient snapshot study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium. This abstract does not include a ...

Development of a digital tool to assess the risk of thromboembolic disease and prescription of prophylactic anti-thrombotic therapy in oncologic patients. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Palliative care — which focuses on quality of life — did not significantly improve outcomes in patients when delivered at the point of oncology surgery, highlighting the need to better understand when ...

One of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that palliative care specialists can improve cancer patients’ outcomes well before ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The specialist intervention failed to produce significant improvements in quality-of-life scores or OS. Early ...

Surgery for gallbladder cancer can be successful at removing cancer cells, particularly when doctors diagnose the cancer at an early stage and the person is in otherwise good health. Gallbladder ...

A new program has been launched that sets quality standards for surgical decision-making for the oldest old. The results may shift the need from step-down post-surgical care to palliative care for ...

Older adults with serious illness before elective surgery are at double the risk of extended hospital stays, readmissions, emergency department visits and costs, a new study has found. Targeting four ...

The study, presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology Cancer Symposium, found that palliative surgery in patients with advanced cancers can relieve pain with minimal morbidity. Palliative surgery ...

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