American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline update on palliative care for patients with cancer: Addressing the reality gap

Fionnuala Crowley^{1

2

3}, Cardinale B Smith^{1

2

3}, Robert M Arnold¹, Debora Afezolli¹

Affiliations

¹ Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.
² Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.
³ Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.

Fionnuala Crowley et al. Cancer. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 1;131(1):e35656.

doi: 10.1002/cncr.35656. Epub 2024 Nov 19.

Fionnuala Crowley^{1

2

3}, Cardinale B Smith^{1

2

3}, Robert M Arnold¹, Debora Afezolli¹

¹ Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.
² Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.
³ Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: cancer; palliative care; supportive care.

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