Study Looks at Palliative Care Use in Adolescents, Young Adults With Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer, the likelihood of receiving specialty palliative care (SPC) is increased for those reporting moderate or severe symptoms, according to a study published onli…
Learn More1998 to 2022 Saw Rise in Number Seeking Assisted Death in Oregon
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the 25 years that Oregon has offered assisted death, there have been shifts in the volume and sociodemographics of the patient population, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in BMJ Supportive & P…
Learn MoreOne in Five Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Receive Palliative Care
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant increase in palliative care use among metastatic breast cancer patients from 2004 to 2020, but use remains suboptimal, according to a study presented at the 16th AACR Conference on the S…
Learn MoreOne in Five Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Receive Palliative Care
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant increase in palliative care use among metastatic breast cancer patients from 2004 to 2020, but use remains suboptimal, according to a study presented at the 16th AACR Conference on the S…
Learn MorePatient-Reported Racism Tied to Mistrust, Worse Patient-Clinician Communication
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Epistemic injustice is the most common manifestation of racism experienced by Black patients with serious illness and is associated with worsened mistrust and negative patient-clinician communication outcomes,…
Learn MoreMedicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medicaid expansion is associated with increased use of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the America…
Learn MoreMedicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medicaid expansion is associated with increased use of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the America…
Learn MoreMás pacientes con cáncer recibieron cuidados paliativos tras la Obamacare
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encuentra que la expansión de Medicaid bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, también conocida como Obamacare) tuvo un beneficio inesperado: aumentos …
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreNurse-Led Palliative Care Boosts Advance Care Planning
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurse-led primary palliative care increases advance care planning (ACP) uptake among patients with advanced cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensiv…
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