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Reviewer of the Month (2023)

In 2023, APM reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Advances in Radiofrequency Ablation (Ongoing)

The series on “Advances in Radiofrequency Ablation” is edited by Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Annals of Palliative Medicine (APM) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Annals of Palliative Medicine (APM) is among the list of COPE membership.

Palliative Care and Surgery

We are delighted to present this compendium of papers for this special series of the Annals of Palliative Medicine on the intersection of surgery and palliative care. As was emphasized by the American College of Surgeons Task Force on Palliative Care in 2005, the historical traditions and present practice of surgery are solidly motivated by the relief of suffering. Even when cure of disease is the immediate goal, bringing comfort to a patient and extending a life of quality are what ultimately makes many surgeons tick.

Annals of Palliative Medicine (APM) will publish bimonthly, starting January 2023

To further distinguish APM as a premier journal in the fields of palliative medicine and palliative care, and to ensure the publication of impactful content in APM, we will reduce the publication frequency of APM from monthly to bimonthly beginning with Vol. 12, in 2023.

It is the policy of APM to publish selective and high quality content across all fields of palliative medicine that is of interest to clinicians and researchers. APM welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country.

Palliative Reconstructive Surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Palliative Reconstructive Surgery” is edited by Dr. Marios Papadakis from University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany.

Narrative Medicine in Palliative Care (Ongoing)

This special series on “Narrative Medicine in Palliative Care” is edited by Dr. Eva Katharina Masel and Dr. Anna Kitta.

Value of Palliative Care (Ongoing)

This special series on “Value of Palliative Care” is edited by Drs. Claudia Fischer, Gudrun Maria Waaler Bjørnelv, Rui Dang, Peter May, and Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar.

Kidney Palliative Care: Accessibility and Clinical Outcomes (Ongoing)

The series on “Kidney Palliative Care: Accessibility and Clinical Outcomes” is edited by Dr. Kwok Ying Chan from Palliative Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital (Hong Kong, China) and Dr. Desmond Yat-Hin Yap from Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China).

Comprehensive care for patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights from the 2022 San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium (Ongoing)

This special series on “Comprehensive care for patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights from the 2022 San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium” is edited by Dr. Sukeshi Patel Arora and Dr. Sherri Rauenzahn Cervantez.

Ethics and Psychiatry Meet Palliative Medicine (Ongoing)

The series on “Ethics and Psychiatry Meet Palliative Medicine” is edited by Dr. Jan Gärtner from University Hospital Basel (USB), Switzerland and Dr. Manuel Trachsel from University Hospital Basel (USB), Switzerland.

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Vol 12, No 5 (September, 2023)

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Message From the Editor-in-Chief

The benefits of compression sleeves to prevent clinically significant lymphedema in women with breast cancer

Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 865-867 Full Text (62) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

What are surgeons’ feelings of moral (di)stress?

Mia Svantesson, Linda Durnell, Kaja Heidenreich

PDF Pages: 868-871 Full Text (19) COI Form Open Access

Additional resources are required in the care of complex palliative patients

Joshua T. Cohen, Thomas J. Miner

PDF Pages: 872-874 Full Text (24) COI Form Open Access

Who will make it home to die—an editorial on a new validated tool

Davinia S. E. Seah, Gemma Meyers

PDF Pages: 875-880 Full Text (21) COI Form Open Access

The Groningen Defecation and Fecal Continence Questionnaire: the long way of an organized and methodical translation of Dutch to English, English to Chinese, and back to English and Dutch versions

Nilton Carlos Machado, Mary de Assis Carvalho

PDF Pages: 881-883 Full Text (23) COI Form Open Access

Does thinking make it so?—what to make of the empirical evidence on moral distress amongst surgeons

Allan B. Peetz

PDF Pages: 884-886 Full Text (25) COI Form Open Access

Association between odontogenic conditions and maxillary sinus abnormalities

Francine Kühl Panzarella, Marcelo Santos Coelho, Carlos Estrela

PDF Pages: 887-890 Full Text (35) COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Palliative radiotherapy in pancreatic cancer: a retrospective study of 100 cases and regional patterns of practice

Alvin Ka Nok Liu, Shilo Lefresne

PDF Pages: 891-899 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Interaction of panic and episodic breathlessness among patients with life-limiting diseases: a cross-sectional study

Karlotta Schloesser, Anja Bergmann, Yvonne Eisenmann, Berenike Pauli, Anne Pralong, Martin Hellmich, Max Oberste, Stefanie Hamacher, Armin Tuchscherer, Konrad F. Frank, Winfried Randerath, Simon Herkenrath, Andreas von Leupoldt, Alexander Niecke, Steffen T. Simon

PDF Pages: 900-911 Full Text (63) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The relationship between palliative radiotherapy and opioid prescribing patterns among patients with metastatic cancer

Pruvdi Raju Arabandi, Alexander N. Slade, Elena V. Fernandez, Norman V. Carroll

PDF Pages: 912-918 Full Text (57) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

The pain lottery

Abram Brummett, Parker Crutchfield

PDF Pages: 919-924 Full Text (32) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Management of cancer pain in pregnancy: can opioids be used?

Esther W. Nafula, John Weru, Sriram Yennurajalingam

PDF Pages: 925-935 Full Text (38) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Compassionate communities interventions: a scoping review

Caity Roleston, Rachel Shaw, Karen West

PDF Pages: 936-951 Full Text (27) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prognosis in chronic progressive neurologic disease: a narrative review

Jennifer Corcoran, Benzi M. Kluger

PDF Pages: 952-962 Full Text (43) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Massage therapy in palliative care populations: a narrative review of literature from 2012 to 2022

Cal Cates, Kerry Jordan, Niki Munk, Rory Farrand, Ann Blair Kennedy, Hunter Groninger

PDF Pages: 963-975 Full Text (48) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Deficiencies with CAGE-AID questionnaire in identifying nonmedical opioid use—a report of two cases

Jaya Amaram-Davila, Patricia Bramati, Laura Gammon, Tarun Mallipeddi, Olivia Jastrzemski, Matthew D. Clark, Joseph Arthur, Akhila Reddy, Eduardo Bruera

PDF Pages: 976-980 Full Text (47) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Editorial Commentary

The evolving landscape of stereotactic radiosurgery for localized vertebral metastases of the spine

Peter A. S. Johnstone, Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 981-983 Full Text (27) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor on The Human Experience¹

“When life and death arise, simultaneously, during a pandemic...”, “Half nurse, half family member in palliative care”

Ana Maria Neves Rocha, Sara Margarida Rodrigues Gomes

PDF Pages: 984-985 Full Text (28) COI Form Open Access

Editorial Commentary on Oncology Nursing²

The growth and development of oncology nursing in Australia: the past, present and the future

Raymond Javan Chan, Catherine Paterson, Patsy Yates, Reegan Knowles, Natalie Bradford

PDF Pages: 986-991 Full Text (20) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Policy and advocacy: fundamental for advancing the oncology nursing specialty

Brenda Nevidjon

PDF Pages: 992-998 Full Text (27) COI Form Open Access

Oncology nursing leadership around the world

Patsy Yates

PDF Pages: 999-1003 Full Text (28) COI Form Open Access

Review Article on Oncology Nursing²

Growth and development of oncology nursing in Asia

Yati Afiyanti, Hiroko Komatsu, Prathepa Jagdish, Ariesta Milanti, Kittikorn Nilmanat, Yeur-Hur Lai, Mei-Nan Liao, Anita D’Souza, Margaret I. Fitch

PDF Pages: 1004-1015 Full Text (50) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Growth and development of oncology nursing in North America

Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Reanne Booker

PDF Pages: 1016-1025 Full Text (43) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Growth and development of oncology nursing in Africa

Nana Hauwa Lawal, Biemba K. Maliti, Johanna E. Maree, Mampak N. M. Nanre, Cyrille Niyomugabo, Rose Marigold Agbenyame Odai, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, Roselyne Okumu, Marie Goretti Uwayezu, Martjie de Villiers, Margaret I. Fitch

PDF Pages: 1026-1035 Full Text (15) COI Form Open Access

A review of growth and development of oncology nursing in six European countries

Andreas Charalambous, Pascale Dielenseger, Theologia Tsitsi, Mark Foulkes, Nikolina Dodlek, Paz Fernández-Ortega, Ellen Karine Grov, Inger Utne

PDF Pages: 1036-1046 Full Text (24) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article on Palliative Care in GI Malignancies³

Spiritual care for adult patients with cancer: from maintaining hope and respecting cultures to supporting survivors—a narrative review

Michael Mercier, Jane Maglio, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer

PDF Pages: 1047-1058 Full Text (52) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Advance care planning, serious illness communication, and conversations to facilitate coping for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies: a narrative review

Vinay Rao, Dana Guyer, Khaldoun Almhanna, Laura Baum

PDF Pages: 1059-1071 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Total parenteral nutrition for patients with gastrointestinal cancers: a clinical practice review

Emily Zametkin, Dana Guyer, Yael Tarshish, Kinan Bash, Khaldoun Almhanna

PDF Pages: 1072-1080 Full Text (54) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article on Palliative Reconstructive Surgery⁴

A review of pharyngocutaneous fistula management in head and neck malignancies

Ting-Han Chiu, Hsiang-Shun Shih, Seng-Feng Jeng

PDF Pages: 1081-1088 Full Text (35) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A narrative review of management of wounds in palliative care setting

Dimitra Koumaki, George Kostakis, Sotirios Boumpoucheropoulos, Petros Ioannou, Alexander C. Katoulis

PDF Pages: 1089-1105 Full Text (64) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor

To answer Spałek’s question: lattice radiotherapy is more hope than hype

Gianluca Ferini, Valentina Zagardo, Stefano Pergolizzi

PDF Pages: 1106-1108 Full Text (35) COI Form Open Access

Lattice radiotherapy: many reasons for hope

James W. Snider, Nina A. Mayr, Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 1109-1111 Full Text (28) COI Form Open Access

Thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures with posterior wall retropulsion: room and importance for an effective minimally invasive treatment

Alessandro Cianfoni, Alice Venier, Joshua Adam Hirsch

PDF Pages: 1112-1114 Full Text (29) COI Form Open Access

Thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures and posterior wall protrusion (PWP)

Henri Salle, Wassim Khalil

PDF Pages: 1115-1116 Full Text (20) COI Form Open Access

Editorial

The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine in 2022

Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 1117-1119 Full Text (50) COI Form Open Access

News

Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2022

Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 1120-1121 Full Text (39) COI Form Open Access

Disclosure

1. The series “The Human Experience” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Paul Rousseau served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. The series “Oncology Nursing” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Margaret Fitch and Annie Young served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

3. The series “Palliative Care in GI Malignancies” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Khaldoun Almhanna served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

4. The series “Palliative Reconstructive Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Marios Papadakis served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

Original Article

Models of integration of oncology and palliative care

David Hui, Eduardo Bruera

The end of life nursing education nursing consortium project

Betty Ferrell, Pam Malloy, Rose Virani

Review Article

Cut points for mild, moderate, and severe pain among cancer and non-cancer patients: a literature review

Aaron Woo, Breanne Lechner, Terence Fu, C. Shun Wong, Nicholas Chiu, Henry Lam, Natalie Pulenzas, Hany Soliman, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow

A review of the trials which examine early integration of outpatient and home palliative care for patients with serious illnesses

Mellar P. Davis, Jennifer S. Temel, Tracy Balboni, Paul Glare

Early integration of palliative care into oncology: evidence, challenges and barriers

Wanqing Iris Zhi, Thomas J. Smith

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of acute and chronic pain

Stephan A. Schug, Catherine Goddard

External beam radiotherapy and bone metastases

Candice Johnstone, Stephen T. Lutz

Palliative radiotherapy for advanced malignancies in a changing oncologic landscape: guiding principles and practice implementation

Joshua A. Jones, Charles B. Simone II

Palliative care for patients with locally advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Charles B. Simone II, Joshua A. Jones

Spirituality, religion and palliative care

Patrice Richardson

Below are the latest Annals of Palliative Medicine articles published online ahead of print publication.

Review Article

Emergent radiotherapy for spinal cord compression/impingement—a narrative review

Peter Zaki, Andrew Barbour, Mark M. Zaki, Yolanda D. Tseng, Anubhav G. Amin, Vyshak Venur, Tresa McGranahan, Balamurugan Vellayappan, Joshua D. Palmer, Samuel T. Chao, Jonathan T. Yang, Matthew Foote, Kristin J. Redmond, Eric L. Chang, Arjun Sahgal, Simon S. Lo, Stephanie K. Schaub

Published online: 22 September 2023

Original Article

Palliative whole brain radiation therapy: an international state of practice

Emily Keit, Shing Fung Lee, Melissa Woodward, Agata Rembielak, Kevin Shiue, Isacco Desideri, Eva Oldenburger, Maya Bienz, Dirk Rades, Marilena Theodorou, Mervin B. Agyeman, Joel Yarney, John Michael Bryant, Hsiang-Hsuan Michael Yu, Charles B. Simone II, Peter Hoskin, Peter A. S. Johnstone

Published online: 20 September 2023

Review Article

Palliative care in colorectal and anal malignancies from diagnosis to death

Mohana Karlekar, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer

Published online: 20 September 2023

Original Article

A randomized trial to evaluate the preventive effect of lafutidine on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel for lung cancer

Katsuya Cho, Hirotaka Saikawa, Tatsuya Hashimoto, Hiroshi Katagiri, Yoshihiro Owada, Kazuhiro Yakuwa, Itaru Fujimura, Yu Utsumi, Masachika Akiyama, Hiromi Nagashima, Fumiaki Takahashi, Makoto Maemondo

Published online: 18 September 2023

Review Article

Management of autoimmune and viral hepatitis in immunotherapy: a narrative review

Lily Kuo, Saatchi Kuwelker, Eugenia Tsai

Published online: 13 September 2023

Review Article

A narrative review of supportive and end of life care considerations in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Irma N. Hashmi, Hannah M. Lee, Joel P. Wedd, Richard K. Sterling, Teri E. Dulong-Rae, J. Brian Cassel, John W. Cyrus, James J. Fletcher, Danielle M. Noreika

Published online: 21 August 2023

Review Article on Comprehensive Care for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights from the 2022 San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium

Multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma: a narrative review assessing treatment options from the interventional radiologist’s perspective

Anish Narayanan, Andres Garza-Berlanga, Jorge Lopera

Published online: 09 August 2023

Review Article on Palliative Radiotherapy Column

Proton therapy in the palliative setting

M. Judy Lubas, Patricia Mae G. Santos, Divya Yerramilli, Charles B. Simone II

Published online: 03 August 2023

Case Report

The patient living with the deer: the special charm of home care visits in palliative care described in a case report

Gudrun Kreye

Published online: 01 August 2023

Review Article on Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies

Palliative radiotherapy for hepatic tumors: a narrative review of indications and recommendations

Michael Pennock, Jonathan Klein, Michael Lock

Published online: 31 July 2023

Editorial Commentary

Medical comic in medical education

Andrea Praschinger

Published online: 31 July 2023

Editorial Commentary

Considering narrative therapy in palliative care practice

Craig D. Blinderman

Published online: 28 July 2023

Review Article

Melanoma—the therapeutic considerations in the clinical practice

Sola Adeleke, Somto Okoli, Anojan Augustine, Joao Galante, Aayushi Agnihotri, Mario Uccello, Aruni Ghose, Michele Moschetta, Stergios Boussios

Published online: 30 June 2023

Narrative Review on Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies

Emergent radiotherapy for brain and leptomeningeal metastases: a narrative review

Andrew B. Barbour, Peter Zaki, Tresa M. McGranahan, Vyshak Venur, Balamurugan Vellayappan, Joshua Palmer, Lia M. Halasz, Jonathan T. Yang, Molly Blau, Yolanda D. Tseng, Samuel T. Chao, John H. Suh, Matthew Foote, Kristin J. Redmond, Stephanie E. Combs, Eric L. Chang, Arjun Sahgal, Simon S. Lo

Published online: 27 June 2023

Review Article on Palliative Radiotherapy Column

A critical appraisal of the four systematic reviews and meta- analysis on stereotactic body radiation therapy versus external beam radiotherapy for painful bone metastases and where we go from here

Henry C. Y. Wong, Adrian Wai Chan, Peter Johnstone, Charles B. Simone II, Inmaculada Navarro-Domenech, Peter Hoskin, Candice Johnstone, Abram Recht, Johan Menten, Yvette M. van der Linden, Joanne M. van der Velden, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, Stephen Lutz, Nicolaus Andratschke, Jonas Wilmann, Joanna Kazmierska, Mateusz Spalek, Fiona Lim, H. Michael Yu, Brad Perez, Gustavo Nader Marta, Vassilios Vassiliou, Shing Fung Lee, Pierluigi Bonomo, Agata Rembielak, Edward Chow, Eva Oldenburger, Srinivas Raman

Published online: 02 June 2023

Review Article

Immunotherapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC): rational and current evidence

Mario Uccello, Sola Adeleke, Michele Moschetta, Aruni Ghose, Stergios Boussios

Published online: 25 May 2023

Review Article

Respiratory disorders and their association with clinical outcomes in COVID-19: a narrative review of current literature

Divya Gopalan Venkat, M. Safwan Badr

Published online: 08 May 2023

Letter to the Editor on The Human Experience

As hard as it was for us, it was harder for him

Paul Bashyam

Published online: 13 April 2023

Letter to the Editor on The Human Experience

It simply makes sense

Andrea Mejía-Grueso

Published online: 10 April 2023

Letter to the Editor on The Human Experience

Spirituality should not be overlooked

Selwyn Selvendran

Published online: 16 March 2023

Journal Highlight more

Annals of Palliative Medicine is an open access, international, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE. The journal covers palliative medicine across all multidisciplinary aspects, including oncology, psychology, surgery, nursing, public health, education, nutrition, sociology, ethics, and policy. Furthermore, the journal focuses on cutting-edge developments in the transition from preclinical to clinical research like multimodality therapy, diagnosis, markers, imaging, biology, pathology, prevention, and technical advances related to palliative medicine.