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Research Points to Palliative Care’s Underutilization Among Cancer Patients

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The researchers examined Medicare claims data of beneficiaries 65 and older with recent cancer diagnoses who were given a six-month life expectancy prognosis between 2010 and 2019. Despite considerable growth in early PC receipt, utilization remained low in 2019,” the researchers wrote in the study.

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New ASCO Guidelines Stress Importance of Early Palliative Care 

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In 2019, the national economic burden associated with cancer reached in excess of $21 billion, according to the National Cancer Institute. The 2024 update to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) clinical practice guidelines place renewed emphasis on palliative care. The revisions reinforce that position.

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What Palliative Care Providers Need to Know About Palliative Psychedelics, Cannabis

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Palliative care providers face a host of legal and regulatory challenges when seeking to expand patients’ access to certain controlled substances. Providing therapeutic- and medically-guided patient experiences involves a deep understanding of compliance with evolving laws and safe utilization.

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Fostering Palliative Care-Pain Medicine Specialist Coordination

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Between 2019 and 2021, the prevalence of chronic pain among adults nationwide ranged from 20.5% Between 2019 and 2021, the prevalence of chronic pain among adults nationwide ranged from 20.5% Chronic pain can be debilitating and often accompanies serious conditions that can warrant palliative care, such as cancer. response rate.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – celebrating with free access to the LDM digital Spanish palliative care text –

Life & Death Matters

Kath Murray and Maria Salas - Mexico City 2019 The post World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – celebrating with free access to the LDM digital Spanish palliative care text – appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Global Collaboration Launches Culturally Inclusive Palliative Care Education Tool

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Serious health-related suffering is projected to crease by 183% globally among seniors 70 and older by 2060, a trend driven by rises in mortality rates among cancer patients and individuals with dementia conditions, according to a 2019 study published in The Lancet Global Health.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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In 2019 the company began collaborating with AT&T and health care technology company WellSky to develop a 5G virtual relative system aimed at addressing chronic pain and anxiety in patients at or nearing the end of life. Around 17.5% of the participants reported lower rates of pain-related sleep impairment after using virtual reality.