Publication Language: English

Purpose: Acute palliative care units (APCUs) admit patients with cancer for symptom control, transition to community palliative care units or hospice (CPCU/H), or end-of-life care. Prognostication early in the course of admission is crucial for decision-making. We retrospectively evaluated factors associated with patients’ discharge disposition on an APCU in a cancer center. Methods: We evaluated demographic, administrative, …

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Purpose: To evaluate factors associated with continuation of systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) after palliative care consultation, and SACT administration in the last 30 days of life, in outpatients with cancer referred to palliative care. Timing of referral was of particular interest. Methods: Patient, disease, and treatment-related factors associated with SACT before and after palliative care, and in …

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Background: Medical Assistance in Dying comprises interventions that can be provided by medical practitioners to cause death of a person at their request if they meet predefined criteria. In June 2016, Medical Assistance in Dying became legal in Canada, sparking intense debate in the palliative care community. Aim: This study aims to explore the experience of frontline …

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