Vol 14, No 1 (January 31, 2025): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Editorial | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

The current landscape of oncologic emergencies: the role of radiotherapy
Stephanie K. Schaub, Charles B. Simone II, Simon S. Lo, J. Isabelle Choi

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

Palliative care for patients with chronic kidney disease and severe COVID-19 in Brazil: a retrospective study in a quaternary hospital
Tulio L. Correa, Mariana Sandoval Terra Campos Guelli, Ricardo Tavares de Carvalho

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

The role of community health workers in a collaborative care management intervention for cancer pain management: a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
Abby M. Lohr, Joan M. Griffin, Jhenitza P. Raygoza, Marcus R. Frick, Sarah A. Minteer, Jon C. Tilburt, Andrea L. Cheville, Jessica D. Austin

Original Article | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Active treatment at the end of life—importance of palliative care in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a cohort study
Luis Posado-Domínguez, Alejandro Olivares-Hernández, Lorena Bellido-Hernández, María Martín-Galache, Jonnathan Roldán-Ruíz, Laura Corvo-Félix, Emilio Fonseca-Sánchez, Edel Del Barco-Morillo

Original Article | Public Health in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Preparedness for the future in patients with relapsed or refractory hematopoietic malignancies in the treatment process: a qualitative study
Kazuko Akashi, Yoshie Imai, Shingen Nakamura, Yusaku Maeda, Ryohei Sumitani, Masahiro Oura, Kimiko Sogabe, Mamiko Takahashi, Shiro Fujii, Takeshi Harada, Hirokazu Miki

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

Subcutaneous dexmedetomidine for sedation of agitated delirium in palliative care: a case series
Julie Lapenskie, James Downar, Amanda Wolfe, Nadia Polskaia, Kate van den Berg, Christine Watt, Shirley H. Bush, Kaitlyn Boese, Christopher J. Barnes, Henrique A. Parsons, Salmaan Kanji, Brandon Heidinger, Peter G. Lawlor

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

Living with progressive neurological disease and breathing difficulties
Anna Andersson-Watz, Elisabeth Bergdahl, Martin Eriksson Crommert, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Mia Svantesson

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

Preparing for death: a survey on rituals in the dying phase in the Christian context in Germany
Julia Thiesbonenkamp-Maag, Christina Gerlach, Guido Sprenger, Johannes Eurich, Bernd Alt-Epping

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

Palliative care in the older adult with advanced lung disease
Elaine Chen, Sean O’Mahony

Letter to the Editor | Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care for Incurable Cancer

Examining the impact of specialty palliative care consultation in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: evaluating use at an NCI designated cancer center
Sonal Gandhi, Drew Moss, Richard Stephen Sheppard, Ibrahim Omore, Fionnuala Crowley, Tianxiang Sheng, Linda Wu, Deirdre Jill Cohen, Cardinale B. Smith

Message From the Editor-in-Chief | Symptom Management in Palliative Medicine and Palliative Care

Symptom management and ethics needs in patients with cancer and non-cancer advanced diseases
Charles B. Simone II