Geriatric Medicine

Palliative Care

Questions discussed in this category

How do you recommend counseling patients on the prognosis of advanced cancer as a generalist who is not highly specialized in cancer literature or cancer-directed therapies?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of palliative medicine, 2012-02

Systematic review of cancer presentations with a median survival of six months or less.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2022 Mar 23

Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Palliative medicine, 2022 Jul

The utility of the surprise question: A useful tool for identifying patients nearing the last phase of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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