Palliative Care in Cancer: Recent Advances and Upcoming Trends
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 November 2023) | Viewed by 10365
Special Issue Editors
Interests: palliative care; telehealth; symptom control; gastroenterology
Interests: palliative care
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of palliative care has undergone tremendous advances in recent years, particularly among patients suffering from cancer. However, despite all the existing evidence and excellent research, it remains a relatively young field with numerous challenges and desirable developments. Poignantly, COVID-19 revealed both how important and yet vulnerable the care for patients with incurable diseases continues to be.
It is therefore with great pleasure that I am allowed to specifically focus on innovative approaches in palliative care within the scope of this Special Issue. Thus, thrilling topics may include synergies between “traditional” oncological disciplines and palliative care, novel approaches to the provision of healthcare (e.g., remote care, smart devices, and mobile applications) or the development of more personalized and precise treatments.
I also encourage you to submit projects that aim to lower thresholds between curative and palliative care—even if they cover key topics in palliative care only secondarily.
Prof. Dr. Philipp Lenz
Dr. Mitra Tewes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- palliative care
- palliative medicine
- hospice care
- symptom control
- telehealth
- telemedicine
- oncology
- synergistic effects
- personalized medicine
- multi-professionalism
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