Palliative Care in GI Malignancies

Posted On 2025-07-17 08:57:57

This special series on “Palliative Care in GI Malignancies” was edited by Dr. Khaldoun Almhanna from Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

Review Article on Palliative Care in GI Malignancies
Palliative care for patients with gastroesophageal cancer at all stages: a narrative review
Kathryn DeCarli, Dana Guyer, Khaldoun Almhanna

Palliative care and hepatobiliary malignancies: say no to late referral
Brian Mikolasko, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer

Palliative care in colorectal and anal malignancies from diagnosis to death
Mohana Karlekar, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer

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

Special considerations in managing pain and psychosocial distress in patients with opioid use disorder and cancer: the role of the supportive care and psycho-oncology interdisciplinary team
M. Catherine Trimbur, Bridget Sumser, Chelsea Brown, Timothy Steinhoff, Khaldoun Almhanna, Dana Guyer

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

Is every psychiatrist an oncology psychiatrist?—Special needs for special populations: a scoping review
Timothy Steinhoff, Dana Guyer, Khaldoun Almhanna

Total parenteral nutrition for patients with gastrointestinal cancers: a clinical practice review
Emily Zametkin, Dana Guyer, Yael Tarshish, Kinan Bash, Khaldoun Almhanna

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

Characterizing after-hours hematology/oncology clinic calls
Quan H. Phung, Rebecca H. Masel, Sharan Bijlani, Joshua Ray Tanzer, Andrew Hsu, Khaldoun Almhanna

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