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Background: In the era of evolving and emerging therapies, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with advanced cancer experience a high degree of uncertainty, making palliative care and end-of-life (PCEOL) discussions difficult. Clinical…
Pediatric palliative care teams provide an additional layer of continuity and support to children and families throughout the course of any serious illness. The mentioned concepts offer support to a child's primary medical team who play an…
Seriously ill children, adolescents, and young adults (C-AYA) live with a heavy symptom burden, uncertain or poor prognoses, and evolving expectations of their disease course that require health care professionals (HCPs) to facilitate and maintain…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report the benefits and burdens of palliative research participation on children, siblings, parents, clinicians, and researchers. BACKGROUND: Pediatric palliative care requires research to mature the science and…
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with incurable cancer require ongoing support to process grief, emotions, and information as disease progresses including treatment options (phase 1 clinical trials and/or hospice/palliative care). Little is known about…
