Vol 13, No 3 (May 31, 2024): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Message From the Editor-in-Chief | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

The benefits of oral nutritional supplements in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy
Charles B. Simone II

Original Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Comparative analysis of symptom burdens and influential factors among diverse terminally-ill patients
Genevieve Ataa Fordjour, Amy Yin Man Chow, Victoria Ka-Ying Hui, Cecilia Lai Wan Chan

Expert Consensus | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Palliative psychiatry: research, clinical, and educational priorities
Sarah Levitt, Rachel B. Cooper, Mona Gupta, Jeffrey Kirby, Lucy Panko, Daniel Rosenbaum, Kelli Stajduhar, Manuel Trachsel, Danusha Vinoraj, Anna Lisa Westermair, Anne Woods, Daniel Z. Buchman

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

Palliative care tumor board: a narrative review and presentation of a novel conference to enhance collaboration and coordination of pain and symptom management for patients with advanced cancer
Dana Guyer, Timothy Steinhoff, Aaron W. P. Maxwell, Tara Szymanski, Sahar Shahamatdar, Mauricio Pinto, Khaldoun Almhanna

Review Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Spirituality in advanced cancer: implications for care in oncologic emergencies
Tracy A. Balboni
Interventions for behavioral health comorbidities in the hospice setting: a scoping review
Lilla Brody, Karolina Sadowska, Maureen Ekwebelem, Alexis Hollingsworth, Michael Ong, Tejas Subramanian, Drew Wright, Veerawat Phongtankuel, M. Carrington Reid, Milagros D. Silva, Daniel Shalev

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

The role of palliative care for patients with left ventricular assist devices: a narrative review
Badr Abdullah, Richa Gupta, Kelley M. Anderson, Keki Balsara, Farooq H. Sheikh, Hunter Groninger, Anirudh Rao

Review Article | Psychiatric, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Narrative review: what constitutes contemporary, high-quality end-of-life care and can lessons be learned from medieval history?
Carole A. Paley, Ash T. Paley, Lucy E. Ziegler, Eloise C. Kane, Iona McCleery, Emma J. Chapman

Review Article | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Management of malignant superior vena cava syndrome
Ronald Chow, Charles B. Simone II, Andreas Rimner

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

Outcomes of care during the last month of life: a systematic review to inform the development of a core outcome set
Valentina González-Jaramillo, Nora Luethi, Martina Egloff, Zayne M. Roa-Díaz, Nathalia González-Jaramillo, Catalina Díaz-Ríos, Andri Christen-Cevallos Rosero, Susanna Dodd, Steffen Eychmüller, Sofía C. Zambrano

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Palliative care for patients with gastroesophageal cancer at all stages: a narrative review
Kathryn DeCarli, Dana Guyer, Khaldoun Almhanna

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Serious or Advanced Diseases

Palliative care in kidney transplant recipients with graft failure
Maggie Kam-Man Ma, Desmond Yat-Hin Yap, Kwok-Ying Chan, Tak Mao Chan
Transitions between skilled home health and hospice for persons living with dementia: a systematic review of literature
Sharon E. Bigger, Robin Ann Foreman, Christiana Keinath, Gail L. Towsley

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

End-of-life care for cancer patients with pre-existing severe mental disorders—a systematic review
Haukur Svansson, Kirstine Bøndergaard, Poul Videbech, Mette Kjærgaard Nielsen, Jane Ege Møller, Louise Elkjær Fløe, Terese Myhre Bentson, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard

Review Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

A narrative review of oncologic emergencies in patients with head and neck cancers: initial management and the role of radiation therapy
Badr Id Said, Antoine Eskander, Anish Kapadia, Zain A. Husain

Editorial Commentary | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Real-world CAR-T findings for large B-cell lymphoma from a single institution experience
Forat Lutfi, Aung M. Tun, Marc Hoffmann, Nausheen Ahmed
A phase II trial on radiotherapy for high-risk asymptomatic bone metastases—creating more questions than answers?
Adrian Wai Chan, Charles B. Simone II, Joanne M. van der Velden, Yvette van der Linden, Peter Hoskin, Jay Detsky, J. Isabelle Choi, Shing Fung Lee, Henry C. Y. Wong, Emily J. Martin, Srinivas Raman, Dirk Rades, Jonas Willmann, Agata Rembielak, Joanna Kazmierska, Emily R. Keit, Gustavo Nader Marta, Vassilios Vassiliou, Sara Alcorn, Pierluigi Bonomo, Eva Oldenburger

Editorial Commentary | Teamwork and Education in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Analysis of competitors in the U.S. palliative care organizational consulting industry
Seowoo Kim, Brenna Mossman, Hallie Voss, Michael Hoerger