Palliative Care in the News

Journal Sentinel, October 31, 2011, Medical field looks to comfort the ill, by Guy Boulton

AARP Bulletin, June 1, 2011, Pain Management: Palliative care is not what you think, by Karen Rafinski

The Washington Post, March 28, 2011 Hospitals increasingly offer palliative care, by Michelle Andrews

The Boston Globe, March 28, 2011 Special Needs, special care, by Joanne Kene

USA Today, Februrary 22, 2011 Palliative care prolongs life, reduces suffering, by Liz Szabo

USA Weekend, The Doctors, November 21, 2010 Live Your Life Despite Illness
 
American Cancer Society, Dr. Len's Cancer Blog, August 20, 2010 The Unexpected Benefits of Palliative Care, by J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP

USA Today, August 19, 2010, Palliative Care Can Help Patients Live Longer, by Liz Szabo

Medscape Today, August 19, 2010 Palliative Care Improved Survival in NSCLC; Study Challenges Current Approaches, by Zosia Chustecka (subscription required)

Boston Globe, August 19, 2010Cancer strategy: Easing the burden, by Stephen Smith

The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2010 Study: Advanced Cancer Patients Receiving Early Palliative Care Lived Longer, by Katherine Hobson

The Washington Post, August 18, 2010Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care, by Marilynn Marchione

New York Times, August 18, 2010 Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds, by Donald G. McNeil, Jr.