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Virtual geriatric and frailty assessment for older adults with cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Isabel Tejero, Eva Amor, Olga Vázquez-Ibar
Since SARS-CoV2 pandemic, many specialties have introduced virtual assessments within clinical practice. Conducting an online geriatric assessment, or relying on self-reported questionnaires, may be more challenging than a conventional medical appointment. This review aims to discuss the state of research on virtual assessment and self-reported questionnaires in the general geriatric population and
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Age-friendly healthcare: integrating the 4Ms to enable age-friendly cancer care. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Oliver Hodge, Tshepo Rasekaba, Irene Blackberry, Christopher B Steer
There is a growing movement towards person-centred, age-friendly healthcare in the care of older adults, including those with cancer. The Age-Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) initiative uses the 4Ms framework to enable this change. This review documents the utility and implications of 4Ms implementation across different settings, with a particular focus on cancer care.
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Cancer survivor late-effects, chronic health problems after cancer treatment: what's the evidence from population and registry data and where are the gaps? Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Sara Faithfull, Diana Greenfield
Improvements in cancer treatment have led to more people living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis but survivors may have increased health problems as they age. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate population data exploring incidence of late effects for cancer survivors.
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Thirty-day mortality as a metric for palliative radiotherapy in pediatric patients. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Emily Keit, Ronica Nanda, Peter A S Johnstone
Thirty-day mortality (30DM) is an emerging consideration for determining whether terminally ill adult patients may benefit from palliative radiotherapy (RT). However, the efficacy and ethics of delivering palliative RT at the end of life (EOL) in children are seldom discussed and not well-established.
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Osteoradionecrosis - an old problem with new consequences. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Amara Naseer, Fiona Goode, Tia Doyle
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a devasting complication of radiation therapy (RT), especially in head and neck cancers (HNC), and is still poorly understood. The aim of this review is to report its incidence and consider the risk factors associated with ORN to highlight prevention strategies to decrease its incidence.
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Bridging research gaps in geriatric oncology: unraveling the potential of pragmatic clinical trials. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Carlos A Carmona-Gonzalez, Mateus T Cunha, Ines B Menjak
This review examines the role of pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) in addressing the underrepresentation of older adults with cancer (OAC) in clinical trials. Focusing on real-world evidence (RWE), it aims to provide a comprehensive overview of PCT utilization, emphasizing their potential to enhance treatment decisions and patient outcomes. Existing knowledge gaps in PCT implementation are also discussed
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Managing chronic pain after breast cancer treatments: are web-based interventions the future? Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Sue Hartup, Michelle Briggs
Chronic post-treatment pain in breast cancer affects a high proportion of patients. Symptom burden and financial costs are increasingly impacting patients and healthcare systems because of improved treatments and survival rates. Supporting long-term breast cancer symptoms using novel methodology has been examined, yet few have explored the opportunity to utilise these interventions for prevention.
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Exercise interventions for frail older adults with cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Schroder Sattar, Kristen R Haase, Kayoung Lee, Kristin L Campbell
Frailty is prevalent in older adults with cancer and can lead to complications during cancer treatment and poor health outcomes. Exercise has been shown to be a promising strategy to mitigate frailty and slow the accumulation of functional impairment in the general geriatric population. In this review, we present a discussion on the state of the science of exercise interventions for frail older adults
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Incidence, description, predictors, and consequences of persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Daniel L Hertz
This review aims to provide insights into persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN). The primary objective is to describe the incidence, predictors, and consequences of TIPN lasting at least 1 year after the end of taxane treatment.
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Radiation therapy options in kidney cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Nicholas G Zaorsky,Alexander V Louie,Shankar Siva
PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this review, the authors discuss the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the treatment of primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RECENT FINDINGS For primary RCC treated with SBRT, local control is estimated at >95%, and grade 3-4 toxicity is limited at ≤5%. The difference in glomerular filtration rate pretreatment versus posttreatment was about 7.7
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Tackling respiratory problems - needs, education, and treatments. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Magnus Ekström,Daisy J A Janssen
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Recent advances in bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for severe COPD patients. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Rein Posthuma,Anouk W Vaes,Martijn A Spruit,Lowie E G W Vanfleteren
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel and effective treatment for a specific phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) characterized by advanced emphysema with static lung hyperinflation and severe breathlessness. This review aims to provide an overview of the recent advances made in BLVR. RECENT FINDINGS For achieving optimal outcomes with BLVR, patient
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Should opioids be used for breathlessness and in whom? A PRO and CON debate of the evidence. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Magnus Ekström,Daisy J A Janssen
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Patient education about breathlessness. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Marie T Williams
Effective education enables people to modify the distress and impact of breathlessness by integrating evidence-informed breathlessness-related behaviours (knowledge, skill, attitude) into everyday life. This review considers recent studies of educational approaches focussed on chronic breathlessness as a modifiable, noxious and debilitating multidimensional experience.
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Perioperative systemic therapy in renal cell carcinoma. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Ceilidh MacPhail, Lori A Wood, Myuran Thana
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common kidney neoplasm. Localized RCC can be cured with nephrectomy. However, a proportion of patients will recur with incurable distant metastatic disease. There is a clear need for treatments to reduce the risk of RCC recurrence and thus improve survival. This review describes the landscape of perioperative therapy for RCC, focusing on more recent trials involving
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Treatment of primary cancer in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Kylie Y-Y Lim, Matthew Alberto, Weranja Ranasinghe
Recently, there has been emerging interest in the treatment of primary tumours in metastatic prostate cancer based on major trials that have provided evidence for radiation therapy and cytoreductive radical prostatectomy. Preclinical studies have further established the molecular features of metastatic disease that provide a rationale for primary treatment.
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The role of corticosteroids in the palliation of dyspnea in cancer patients: an evidence-based review. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 David Hui, Sriram Yennurajalingam
To provide an evidence-based review on the use of corticosteroids for dyspnea in cancer patients.
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Mechanisms inherent in acute-to-chronic pain after surgery - risk, diagnostic, predictive, and prognostic factors. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Daniela C Rosenberger, Daniel Segelcke, Esther M Pogatzki-Zahn
Acute pain is an expected consequence of a surgery, but it is far from being well controlled, due to its complex bio-psycho-social nature. One major complication of acute pain is its risk of persistency beyond healing. This so-called chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is defined as new or increased pain due to surgery that lasts for at least 3 months after surgery. CPSP is frequent and constitutes an
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Goals of care and end-of-life communication needs of persons with chronic respiratory disease. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Lynn F Reinke, Tracy Fasolino, Donald R Sullivan
To highlight recent advances in effective communication among persons with chronic respiratory diseases. The authors focus on communication science related to goals of care (GOC) discussions, medical devices, and life-sustaining invasive treatments. The authors discuss important considerations when working with individuals with low literacy and rurality. Communication handoffs between respiratory clinicians
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Home ventilation for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Tim Raveling, Heidi A Rantala, Marieke L Duiverman
The number of patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated with chronic non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has greatly increased. In this review, the authors summarize the evidence for nocturnal NIV and NIV during exercise. The authors discuss the multidisciplinary and advanced care of patients with end-stage COPD treated with NIV.
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Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Abebaw M Yohannes
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This brief critical review evaluates recent research on the impact of anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. In these patients, untreated anxiety and PTSD exacerbate acute symptoms, increase disability and impair quality of life. Therefore, effective interventions are also reviewed. RECENT
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Cancer cachexia: learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Barry J A Laird,Aminah Jatoi
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Loss of appetite in patients with cancer: an update on characterization, mechanisms, and palliative therapeutics. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Robert J Haemmerle, Aminah Jatoi
Over the past year, loss of appetite in patients with cancer has continued to be an area of active investigation. This review provides an update of recently published findings.
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Psychological support for chronic conditions. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Luke Solomons, Catherine Farrar, Lindsay Carpenter
Haematological conditions are varied, and every condition presents unique psychosocial challenges to patients and their families. There is a growing body of evidence about high levels of psychological distress, negative impact on outcomes and evidence-based treatments, yet service provision is patchy and demand far exceeds supply.
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An integrative literature review examining the key element of bereavement follow-up interventions in critical care. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Aileen H Labram, Bridget Johnston, Margaret McGuire
The aim of this review is to examine bereavement follow-up intervention studies in critical care, with the purpose of integrating results on the timing, content, aims and outcomes of interventions. The impact of a death in critical care is well documented, and bereavement follow-up is recognised as an important topic, but there is limited research with little consensus on the content and structure
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Effectiveness of dignity therapy in the context of culturally competent care in people with palliative care needs: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Bridget Johnston, C Fulya Dönmez, Miguel Julião
This review aims to synthesise the evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the efficacy of dignity therapy (DT) in relation to psychosocial and spiritual outcomes in the context of person-centred and culturally competent care for people with supportive and palliative care needs.
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Palliative sedation: autonomy, suffering, and euthanasia. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Ben Colburn, Bridget Johnston
This contemporary and novel review of palliative sedation explores some of the distinctive ethical problems associated with that intervention. It is timely in light of recent reviews of palliative care guidelines on the topic and given the current public debates around the related but distinct practice of euthanasia.
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Supportive care for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) patients. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Deborah Springell, Maeve O'Reilly, Claire Roddie
The purpose of this review is to provide clear guidance to health professionals delivering chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy on the best supportive management throughout the CAR-T pathway, from referral to long-term follow-up, including psychosocial aspects.
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Matters of care and the good death - rhetoric or reality? Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Aileen Collier, Michael Chapman
The notion of a 'good death' is central to hospice and palliative care philosophy. This review interrogates social imaginaries of the 'good death' in the context of current global, health and sociopolitical challenges.
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Caring for people in prison with palliative and end-of-life care needs. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Chris McParland, Bridget Johnston, Isa E I Ouwehand
The prison population is growing and ageing, and many people will die from natural causes while incarcerated. This article provides a contemporary review of key issues related to palliative and end-of-life care in prisons.
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Anamorelin in Japanese patients with cancer cachexia: an update. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Hidenori Arai, Akio Inui
Anamorelin was approved for production and marketing in Japan on 22 January 2021 for cancer cachexia in non-small-cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, and colorectal cancer. The authors describe the updates of anamorelin for cancer cachexia in Japan.
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Longitudinal characterisation of cachexia in patients undergoing surgical resection for cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Leo R Brown, Barry J A Laird, Stephen J Wigmore, Richard J E Skipworth
The complexity of the cancer cachexia phenotype has undoubtedly hindered researchers' understanding of this devastating syndrome. The presence and magnitude of host-tumour interactions are rarely considered during clinical decision-making within the current staging paradigm. Furthermore, treatment options for those patients who are identified as suffering from cancer cachexia remain extremely limited
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Integrating jigsaw puzzle thinking into practice: the assessment of cervical spine radiculopathy. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Michael Mansfield, Mick Thacker
Cervical spine radiculopathy (CSR) presents a complex socioeconomic problem for patients, clinicians, families, employers and healthcare systems. Due to the heterogeneity of clinical presentation and underlying mechanisms, clinical assessment can be challenging. This review will examine the literature on the underlying pathophysiology and studies investigating the holistic assessment strategies for
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Practical cancer cachexia management in palliative care - a review of current evidence. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Tony Duffy, Martin Kochanczyk
To explore the current evidence relating to the practical management of cancer cachexia in palliative care.
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Community-based end-of-life care in Singapore and nursing care implications for older adults in the post-COVID-19 world. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Edward Poon, Ang Martin, Sheena Ramazanu
To render holistic overview on community-based end-of-life care in the context of Singapore, with analysis of nursing care implications for older adults requiring end-of-life care services.
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Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help? Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Matthew A Howard, Timothy Lawn, Olivia S Kowalczyk
This review explores the potential of using novel imaging approaches to deepen our understanding of descending modulatory mechanisms in pain, focussing on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the spinal cord and novel approaches to combining molecular and fMRI data. This review sheds light on the neural processes involved in pain modulation, paving the way for the development of targeted
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Non-invasive cortical stimulation for drug-resistant pain. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Luis Garcia-Larrea
Neuromodulation techniques are being increasingly used to alleviate pain and enhance quality of life. Non-invasive cortical stimulation was originally intended to predict the efficacy of invasive (neurosurgical) techniques, but has now gained a place as an analgesic procedure in its own right.
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Vitamin D is a potential treatment for the management of gastrointestinal mucositis. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Fizza Munem, Phir C K Thianhlun, Paul H Anderson, Andrea M Stringer
Gastrointestinal mucositis (GM) is a severe side effect of cancer treatments, negatively impacting the patient's quality of life, and has limited treatment. GM consists of complex biological processes involving apoptosis and inflammation, leading to damage and ulceration of the gastrointestinal system. Recently, vitamin D has been shown to have multiple roles in the gut, including immunomodulation
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Editorial introductions. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-26
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care was launched in 2007. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of supportive and palliative care are divided into 12 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section
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Four interesting articles to keep us updated. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Edward Chow
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The circuit basis for chronic pain and its comorbidities. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Ryan Patel
Chronic pain is poorly treated with many developing disabling comorbidities such as anxiety, depression and insomnia. Considerable evidence supports the idea that pain and anxiodepressive disorders share a common neurobiology and can mutually reinforce, which has significant long-term implications as the development of comorbidities leads to poorer treatment outcomes for both pain and mood disorders
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Current practices in managing end-of-life existential suffering Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Michelle Di Risio, Alison Thompson
Purpose of review Within the context of palliative care, existential suffering (ES) can be an exclusive source of suffering or intertwined with physical pain and/or psychological and spiritual suffering. With newly emerging modalities for addressing this phenomenon and its increasing salience given that many patients cite ES as a significant contributing factor to requests for hastened death, a review
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Neurosurgical interventions for cancer pain Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Alexander Alamri, Abteen Mostofi, Erlick A.C. Pereira
Purpose of review Half of all cancer patients will develop cancer-related pain, and a fifth of these patients will continue to experience pain refractory to maximal pharmacological therapy. This, together with the opioid crisis, has prompted a resurgence in neurosurgical treatments. Neuromodulatory or neuroablative procedures are largely used for various nonmalignant, chronic pain conditions, but
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Survival prediction in advanced cancer patients – a narrative review Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Shing Fung Lee, Charles B. II Simone
Purpose of review The exploration for accurate ways to predict survival for advanced cancer patients continues to be a significant theme despite the advent of objective criteria and their combination with clinical criteria. The purpose of this article was to review some of the latest studies relating to prognostication and the capacity to predict survival during the terminal cancer stage. Recent findings
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Recent advances in artificial intelligence applications for supportive and palliative care in cancer patients Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Varun Reddy, Abdulwadud Nafees, Srinivas Raman
Purpose of review Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that has the potential to improve and augment the clinical workflow in supportive and palliative care (SPC). The objective of this study was to provide an overview of the recent studies applying AI to SPC in cancer patients. Recent findings Between 2020 and 2022, 29 relevant studies were identified and categorized into
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Patient-reported outcomes versus proxy-reported outcomes in supportive and palliative care: a summary of recent literature Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Eva Oldenburger, Julie Devlies, Dylan Callens, Maaike L. De Roo
Purpose of the review Patient-reported outcomes are one of the most valuable clinical outcome measures. In palliative care, however, they are often difficult to retrieve. Therefore, proxy-reported outcomes are sometimes used as a surrogate. As there have been concerns about the validity of these by-proxy reports, the authors reviewed the most recent literature for the most recent insights in using
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Tapentadol for the management of cancer pain in adults: an update Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Jason W. Boland
Purpose of review Tapentadol is the first of a new class of analgesics, having synergistic µ-opioid receptor agonist and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitory actions. It has been widely researched in many areas of pain, often in noninferiority studies against potent opioids. This review describes all randomized and recent nonrandomized studies of tapentadol in adults with cancer pain. Recent findings
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Opioid use disorder in cancer patients Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Cara E.S. Lewis, John Schutzer-Weissmann, Paul Farquhar-Smith
Purpose of review The misuse of opioids has increased significantly in recent decades. Historically, cancer patients have not been considered at risk of opioid misuse. However, cancer pain is common, and opioids are often prescribed. Guidelines addressing opioid misuse often exclude cancer patients. Given that misuse is associated with significant harm and a reduction in quality of life, it is important
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Editorial introductions. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-26
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care was launched in 2007. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of supportive and palliative care are divided into 12 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section
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The impact of ageism in the care of older adults with cancer Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Michael Krasovitsky, Isobel Porter, Gina Tuch
Purpose of review This review summarizes recent research on the impact of ageism in older adults with cancer and how society can best address the issue. Despite older individuals representing the vast majority of those with cancer, with a dramatic increase in incidence anticipated in the coming decades, ageism remains an under-recognized and extremely detrimental phenomenon in cancer care. Recent
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Radiation therapy post radical prostatectomy: who, when and why? Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Igor Latorzeff, Jennifer Le Guevelou, Paul Sargos
Purpose of review During decades, adjuvant radiotherapy (ART) has been the standard of care after surgery, based on four randomized clinical trials (RCTs). As early salvage radiotherapy (SRT) recently challenged the ART paradigm, the optimal timing to initiate radiotherapy remains a matter of debate. Recent findings Three RCTs evaluated ART or SRT for postprostatectomy patients, with pathological
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Sexual and gender diversity in cancer care and survivorship Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Christian Schulz-Quach, Margo Kennedy, Brendan Lyver
Purpose of the review Sexual and gender diverse (SGD) cancer patients possess unique identities and needs that must be considered during their cancer care. This narrative review explores the current literature on sexual and gender diversity in cancer care and survivorship, in addition to providing recommendations encouraged by the current literature. Recent findings We performed a literature search
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Supportive and palliative care for older adults with cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Ines B Menjak,Schroder Sattar,Christopher Steer
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Immunotherapy for older patients with cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Tatianny P Araujo Vargas, Abdullah Al-Humiqani, Danilo Giffoni De Mello Morais Mata, Ines B Menjak
The aim of this review is to describe the clinical use and tolerability of immune checkpoint inhibitors in older adults with solid tumors, where there is an abundance of evidence with recent updates including subgroups of older patients.
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The role of oncology pharmacists and comprehensive medication reconciliation in informing treatment plans for older adults with cancer and downstream outcomes. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Andrew Whitman, Emily Fitch, Ginah Nightingale
Proper medication management is an essential part of older adult cancer care. An aging population, an increase in anticancer treatment options, and high rates of comorbid conditions make navigating general medication reconciliation complicated. This review will highlight the recent literature describing the roles of the oncology pharmacist in caring for older adults with cancer.
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Burnout of healthcare professionals in supportive and palliative care: a summary of recent literature. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Eva Oldenburger, Maaike L De Roo
Burnout is a complex phenomenon where several personal and work-related factors interact with each other. Palliative care is a challenging branch of healthcare, which can be especially demanding for the professionals providing it. This review presents an overview of the most recent literature on causes, identification, and consequences of burnout as well as articles on interventions to reduce burnout
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A shift from simple to sophisticated: using intensity-modulated radiation therapy in conventional nonstereotactic palliative radiotherapy. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Kristopher Dennis, Kelly Linden, Marc Gaudet
The authors aimed to highlight trends in, and evidence underlying the use of highly conformal radiotherapy (RT) techniques in conventional nonstereotactic palliative RT. The authors reviewed palliative-intent and curative-intent studies relevant to the use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the delivery of nonstereotactic conventional regimens to the brain, head and neck, thorax, abdomen
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Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Tyler R Chesney, Julian F Daza, Camilla L Wong
Present an approach for surgical decision-making in cancer that incorporates geriatric assessment by building upon the common categories of tumor, technical, and patient factors to enable dual assessment of disease and geriatric factors.
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Interventions to improve nutritional status for older patients with cancer - a holistic approach is needed. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Gabor Liposits, Surbhi Singhal, Jessica L Krok-Schoen
Older adults with cancer frequently experience malnutrition and sarcopenia resulting in lower treatment efficacy, increased risk of toxicities and healthcare costs, lower quality of life and shorter survival. Improving nutritional status in this rapidly growing population is an urgent need globally. We reviewed randomized controlled trials from the last 18 months focusing on nutritional status and
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Care needs of older patients with advanced cancer. Curr. Opin. Support. Palliat. Care (IF 2.1) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Alex Molassiotis, Mian Wang
This review summarized current research evidence examining care needs of older patients with advanced cancer in dealing with disease, treatment, and treatment-related side effects. It also identified gaps and directions for future research and practice.