Objective The positive impact of early palliative care interventions in advanced cancer patients has so far been largely evaluated in randomised controlled trials. This study aimed at providing ...

Correspondence to Dr Kathryn Charlotte Dixon, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1TN, UK; kcd23{at}medschl.cam.ac.uk Objectives ...

Objectives Family and friend caregivers often feel overwhelmed by and ill-prepared for their responsibilities. Many feel helpless living with uncertainty about the outcome of the patient’s illness, ...

Objectives Terminally ill patients may require sedation to relieve refractory suffering. The prevalence and modalities of this practice in palliative care services remain unclear. This study estimated ...