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Cultural Context Largely Absent in Advanced Care Planning Research, Guidelines

Nick Ippolito
on: January 10, 2023In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Cultural Context Largely Absent in Advanced Care Planning Research, Guidelines

In part 3 of our series on palliative and supportive care, Prof. Sun-Hyun Kim discusses the need for non-Western perspectives in recommendations for advanced care planning. Read more


Lecturer Reviews Patient Autonomy Law, its Impacts on End-of-Life Care

Nick Ippolito
on: January 10, 2023In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Lecturer Reviews Patient Autonomy Law, its Impacts on End-of-Life Care

Wrapping up our series on palliative and supportive care, Dr. Chih-Yuan Shih of National Taiwan University Hospital shares how protecting patients’ rights coupled with home-based palliative care improve end-of-life care. Read more

Updated Guidelines Provide Vital Insights for Pain Management of Cancer Patients

Nick Ippolito
on: December 20, 2022In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Updated Guidelines Provide Vital Insights for Pain Management of Cancer Patients

In part 2 of our series on palliative care, expert Dr. Yoshihisa Matsumoto explains why general guides cannot replace therapeutic planning based on careful assessment of an individual patient’s pain. Read more

Passing of The Baton—On the Death of Patient Research Advocates

Angus Pratt, MBA
on: December 20, 2022In: Meeting News, Supportive & Palliative Care
Passing of The Baton—On the Death of Patient Research Advocates

Patient Perspective: We honor those we’ve lost by continuing their advocacy work, patient advocate Angus Pratt says. Read more

The Evolution of Palliative Care for Metastatic Lung Cancer

Debra A. Kossman
on: November 12, 2021In: Supportive & Palliative Care
The Evolution of Palliative Care for Metastatic Lung Cancer

In August 2010, Dr. Jennifer Temel and her colleagues1 reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that patients who received early palliative care integrated with standard oncologic care from […] Read more

Treatment of Immunotherapy-Related Dermatologic Toxicities: An Interview with Dr. Mario Lacouture

Mario Lacouture
on: September 17, 2021In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Treatment of Immunotherapy-Related Dermatologic Toxicities: An Interview with Dr. Mario Lacouture

Mario Lacouture, MD, is director of the Oncodermatology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and specializes in the dermatologic side effects of cancer treatment. He is the founder of the SERIES (Skin and Eye Reactions to Inhibitors of EGFR and kinases) Clinic, an interdisciplinary program bringing together pat... Read more

Veterans Health Administration’s Lung Precision Oncology Program Helps Individualize Treatment

Michael Kelley
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on: July 16, 2021In: Patient Advocacy & Survivorship, Supportive & Palliative Care
Veterans Health Administration’s Lung Precision Oncology Program Helps Individualize Treatment

Lung cancer is not only the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with nearly 229,000 people diagnosed annually, but is also the deadliest cancer affecting patients of […] Read more

Management of Breathlessness in Lung Cancer Post-Surgery: An Interview With U.S. and U.K. Nurses

Samantha Jayne Byam
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on: June 04, 2021In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Management of Breathlessness in Lung Cancer Post-Surgery: An Interview With U.S. and U.K. Nurses

Breathlessness or shortness of breath (SOB) can be a short-term or long-term side effect after surgery, particularly lobectomy, for patients with NSCLC. There is good evidence now to support use […] Read more

Mitigating Pain in Thoracic Surgery

Bryan V. Anderson, MCHS, PA-C
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on: March 12, 2021In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Mitigating Pain in Thoracic Surgery

A middle-aged woman walks into the clinic using her right hand to hold her shirt away from her chest. “Even just my shirt brushing against my skin hurts,” she says […] Read more

Multidisciplinary Teams at AUSL Romagna

on: February 11, 2020In: Supportive & Palliative Care
Multidisciplinary Teams at AUSL Romagna

By Federico Cappuzzo, MD Posted: February 12, 2020 Lung cancer treatment is becoming extremely complex. It requires specific competencies to identify the correct diagnosis, tumor biology, staging, and best therapeutic […] Read more

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