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Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2026)

In 2026, many APM authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

APM Annual Report (2025)

Greetings from Drs. Charles B. Simone, Zhi-hua Zhu and Editorial Office of Annals of Palliative Medicine (APM)!

In 2025, APM published a total of 79 articles, encompassing a diverse range of content with 25% Original Article and 25% Review Article. Corresponding authors came from 17 countries, with mostly from USA, Japan, and Canada. According to the Google Analytics, APM attracted 680,370 visitors and garnered 1,191,566 pageviews in the past year. Readership was primarily from USA, with notable engagement from China, India, UK, and Singapore. For a comprehensive overview, please refer to the detailed report below.

Reviewer of the Month (2026)

In 2026, 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.

Readers’ Choice: Author Interviews

Welcome to Readers’ Choice: Author Interviews, our exclusive interview series where we connect with the authors behind the most-read papers published in our journal. In each feature, we dive into the inspiration, challenges, and discoveries that have captured the attention of our readers. Through these interviews, we aim to provide our readers with deeper insights into the work that is shaping the future of medicine and healthcare.

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Interviews with Editorial Board Members

APM features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

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The most downloaded articles published in Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025

Charles B. Simone II

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Top reviewers for Annals of Palliative Medicine from 2025

Charles B. Simone II

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Editorial Commentary | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Intraoperative methadone for cardiac surgery: is it time to embrace it?

Ashanpreet Grewal, Khang Lee, Samhati Mondal

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Original Article | Ethics and Policy in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

A phenomenological study of routine, independence, and help-seeking in home hospice patients living alone with terminal illness

Paul Bashyam, Hui Fen Rachel Lee, Xiangyi Chen

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Do pacemakers prolong the dying process in a palliative setting?—a retrospective matched cohort analysis

Heleen Bollen, Rik Willems, Johan Menten

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Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Assessing palliative care education and attitudes among radiation oncology residents

Riley McDougall, Malcolm D. Mattes, Yolanda Tseng, Emily Martin, Charles B. Simone II, Jared Robbins

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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Narrative review of pharmacologic and interventional strategies for cancer pain management in adults with incurable disease

Giuliano Lo Bianco, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Sebastiano Mercadante

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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

What is oligoprogression?—a narrative review

Lucas Uhl, Edward Christopher Dee, Nikolaos Dimitriou, Yue Helen Zhang, Narek Shaverdian, Puneeth Iyengar, Matthias Guckenberger, Jonas Willmann

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Review Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Using strengths-based nursing to introduce the Kerala model of palliative care to Australia—a theoretical integrative narrative review

Damaris Cheluvappa, Rajkumar Cheluvappa

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Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Spinal cord stimulation for cancer pain: a narrative review of mechanistic rationale, clinical integration, and emerging applications

Charles A. Odonkor, Muhammad Uzair Siddique, Siri Bohacek, Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Oligometastatic disease and oligoprogression in gastrointestinal cancers

Trudy C. Wu, Krishan R. Jethwa

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A rapid systematic review of palliative uses of ketamine for depression and pain in people living with advanced cancer

Danielle B. Tometich, Christina L. Hersh, Matthew A. Murphy, Lanie A. Simon, Aishwarya Aggarwal, Ardis Hanson, David C. Buxton

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Disparities in surgical palliation for malignant gastrointestinal obstruction: a review

Jaewook Shin, Joshua T. Cohen, Thomas J. Miner

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Case Report | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Myofascial pain with psychosomatic features in an octogenarian female gastric cancer survivor treated with a psychosomatic approach: a case report

Hideaki Hasuo, Hiroyuki Otani, Hiromichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Mariko Shimazu, Aya Kuroda, Junji Nishiyama

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Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Holistic Palliative Care

Charles B. Simone II

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Review Article

Bleeding in cancer patients and its treatment: a review

Candice Johnstone, Shayna E. Rich

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Opioid-induced nausea and vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Joshua M. Smith, Pya Seidner

Published online: 14 September 2012

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Review Article on Hastened Death

Assisted dying around the world: a status quaestionis

Sarah Mroz, Sigrid Dierickx, Luc Deliens, Joachim Cohen, Kenneth Chambaere

Published online: 31 March 2021

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Review Article

Drug-induced chronic cough and the possible mechanism of action

Hongmei Ding, Cuiqin Shi, Xianghuai Xu, Li Yu

Published online: 30 September 2020

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Original Article

Clinical efficacy of vitamin B in the treatment of mouth ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Shi, Luyin Wang, Yongshang Zhang, Dan Zhi

Published online: 28 June 2021

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Original Article

The efficacy and safety of azithromycin in chronic respiratory diseases related cough

Jianmeng Zhou, Fang Yi, Zhiheng Xu, Lianrong Huang, Ziyu Jiang, Xiaomei Chen, Kefang Lai

Published online: 25 July 2020

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Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

5-HT3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of nausea/vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Lorraine R. Cox, Eric J. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

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Original Article

“I want to die in my sleep”—how people think about death, choice, and control: findings from a Massive Open Online Course

Christine Sanderson, Lauren Miller-Lewis, Deb Rawlings, Deborah Parker, Jennifer Tieman

Published online: 27 September 2019

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Breast Cancer

Persistent pain after breast cancer treatment

Howard S. Smith, Sheng-Xi Wu

Published online: 04 January 2013

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Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Understanding vomiting from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine

Yang Ling, Dan Yang, Wenlong Shao

Published online: 14 September 2012

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Original Article

Central sterile supply department (CSSD) management quality sensitive index constructed by management mode under the guidance of key point control theory and its effect on CSSD management quality: a retrospective study

Weiqin Jing, Yubing Mu, Yihong Cai

Published online: 29 June 2022

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Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Dopamine receptor antagonists

Howard S. Smith, Lorraine R. Cox, Benjamin R. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

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Original Article

The effect of breathing exercises on patients with GERD: a meta-analysis

Kaijie Qiu, Jie Wang, Baiwen Chen, Haibiao Wang, Chenyang Ma

Published online: 31 March 2020

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Review Article

Methods of reducing pain during bone marrow biopsy: a narrative review

Mohammad Faizan Zahid

Published online: 31 October 2015

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Review Article

Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of symptoms in patients with advanced cancer

Yang Ling

Published online: 08 July 2013

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Review Article

Spirituality, religion and palliative care

Patrice Richardson

Published online: 18 July 2014

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Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Howard S. Smith, Eric J. Smith, Benjamin R. Smith

Published online: 14 September 2012

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Review Article

A selective review of medical cannabis in cancer pain management

Alexia Blake, Bo Angela Wan, Leila Malek, Carlo DeAngelis, Patrick Diaz, Nicholas Lao, Edward Chow, Shannon O’Hearn

Published online: 04 January 2018

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Review Article

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of acute and chronic pain

Stephan A. Schug, Catherine Goddard

Published online: 20 October 2014

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Original Article

Complications after appendectomy in patients with treated appendicitis: results from a retrospective study

Tie Wu, Yinxi Yang, Yifeng Wu, Lijun Lu, Sheng Dong

Published online: 31 December 2021

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Original Article | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

How do palliative care rotations impact junior doctors?

Shomel Gauznabi, Marcus Alexander Henning, Karen Falloon, Mataroria Lyndon

Published online: 24 September 2026

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.