Cohort Study: Early Palliative Care Linked to Increased Survival and Reduced Risk of Death in an Acute Care Setting Among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Association of Early Palliative Care Use With Survival and Place of Death Among Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Receiving Care in the Veterans Health Administration – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Prolonged Survival With Palliative Care—It Is Possible, but Is It Necessary? (free)

Commentaries: Early Palliative Care Associated with Increased Survival in Lung Cancer Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival – Veterans Affairs Research Communications (free)

Related Systematic Review: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free summary and original article)

Related Guidelines: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free) AND Consensus document of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology and the Italian Society of Palliative Care on early palliative care – Tumori Journal (free)

Related Video: Early Palliative Care: a video for health and care professionals – University of Edinburgh (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer- New England Journal of Medicine (free)