Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology
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: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 145
Special Issue Editors
Interests: screening; symptom control and assessment; opioidtherapy; PROMs; technology
2. Department of Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Interests: palliative care in tumor and non-tumor (especially neurological patients); palliative care structures; gender-specific aspects in palliative care
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Palliative care is facing increasing challenges due to prolonged survival, complex and fluctuating disease trajectories, highly individualized therapies, and a growing focus on both tumour and non-tumour patients. A key task is the timely, needs-based identification of patients who may benefit from palliative care. Despite the availability of validated screening tools, their use in routine clinical practice remains inconsistent, contributing to both under- and over-referral. At the same time, advances in oncological and non-oncological treatments are increasingly blurring the distinction between curative and palliative intent, requiring adaptive and evidence-based therapeutic recommendations within palliative care. Current developments include needs-oriented care models focused on patients and their family caregivers, as well as considerations of diversity, adaptation and improvement of care structures, digital screening and remote monitoring approaches, the integration of family caregivers, and person-centred therapeutic decision-making across care settings.
Prof. Dr. Carmen Roch
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Magdalene Golla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- screening
- timely palliative care
- caregivers
- symptom control
- digitalization
- care structures
- gender-specific aspects
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