Journal of Clinical Oncology - End of Life Decisions

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors are notoriously bad at delivering that tough message: You are going to die.But a new study shows a short training program might help them communicate better about terminal cancer, giving the patient emotional support and involving ...

Cancer patients who disenroll from hospice care -- meaning they had signed up for, then decided to discontinue, hospice care -- are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital and die there. A study published in the October 1, 2010 issue ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - The cost of care for terminally ill cancer patients who stopped hospice care was nearly five times higher than for patients who stayed with it, according to a study.Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, ...

In terminally ill cancer patients, adequate spiritual support is associated with an increased usage of hospice care and an improved quality of life, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.. Tracy Anne Balboni, M.D., of ...

In patients with incurable cancer, fewer than half are involved in the decision-making process concerning the limitation of life-prolonging treatment, according to a study published online ahead of print March 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.. Eva C. Winkler, M.D., of ...

Elderly cancer patients often do not receive appropriate pain relief at the end of life, and about one-quarter are admitted to a hospice within days of death, according to a report published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.. Soko ...

Topic: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Training helps doctors talk to dying patients

Impact of Disenrolling From Hospice

Costs spike when terminally ill leave hospice: study

Spiritual Care Often Benefits Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Cancer Patients Often Not Involved in Treatment Decisions

Inadequate Pain Relief at End of Life in Elderly Patients

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