Objectives To investigate the relationship between physical activity and prognosis, and the significant factors associated ...

Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) remains a prevalent and debilitating condition with significant social and economic ...

Purpose To assess the association of venous thromboembolism (VTE) on the overall survival (OS) of patients with ...

Purpose Financial toxicity is increasingly recognised as a significant consequence of cancer treatment yet little is known ...

Objectives Clinical guidelines, including the WHO analgesic ladder, advocate paracetamol in conjunction with strong opioids ...

Objective Digital health technologies are increasingly used across cancer care, yet evidence specific to community-based ...

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care aims to connect many disciplines and specialties throughout the world by providing clinically relevant research, reviews, commentary, information and news of high ...

We read with interest the article by Kudva et al entitled ‘ Oral health in cancer palliative care: cross-sectional study’ .1 The study focuses on ‘dental issues’ and suggests a greater role for dental ...

Background AI is rapidly transforming palliative care, enabling earlier identification of patients with unmet needs, improving prognostic estimation, recognising symptom trajectories and supporting ...

Background Dyspnoea is a prevalent, debilitating symptom in advanced life-limiting illnesses. While opioids and non-pharmacological measures remain foundational, refractory breathlessness presents a ...

Objectives Caregivers of persons living with serious illness suffer from stress, anxiety and depression. We aim to assess caregiver strain, quality of life (QOL) and bereavement of caregivers of ...

Objectives Cancer cachexia (CC) reduces treatment efficacy, quality of life and survival. However, few contemporary data quantify its prevalence or impact on death. This study assessed cachexia ...