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Spirituality, Religiosity, and Spiritual Pain in Advanced Cancer Patients by Delgado-Guay, Marvin O., MD, Hui, David, MD, MSc, Parsons, Henrique A., MD, Govan, Kathy, De la Cruz, Maxine, MD, Thorney, Steven, MDiv, MA, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Spirituality, religiosity, and spiritual pain may affect advanced cancer patients’ symptom expression, coping strategies, and quality of life…”
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Body composition, symptoms, and survival in advanced cancer patients referred to a phase I service by Parsons, Henrique A, Baracos, Vickie E, Dhillon, Navjot, Hong, David S, Kurzrock, Razelle

“…Body weight and body composition are relevant to the outcomes of cancer and antineoplastic therapy. However, their role in Phase I clinical trial patients is…”
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Concepts and definitions for “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” in the published literature, dictionaries, and textbooks by Hui, David, De La Cruz, Maxine, Mori, Masanori, Parsons, Henrique A., Kwon, Jung Hye, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, Kim, Sun Hyun, Dev, Rony, Hutchins, Ronald, Liem, Christiana, Kang, Duck-Hee, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Purpose Commonly used terms such as “supportive care,” “best supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care” were rarely and inconsistently defined in…”
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Placebo and nocebo effects in randomized double‐blind clinical trials of agents for the therapy for fatigue in patients with advanced cancer by de la Cruz, Maxine, Hui, David, Parsons, Henrique A., Bruera, Eduardo

“…BACKGROUND: A significant response to placebo in randomized controlled trials of treatments for cancer‐related fatigue (CRF) had been reported. A retrospective…”
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Acculturation and Perceptions of a Good Death Among Japanese Americans and Japanese Living in the U.S by Mori, Masanori, Kuwama, Yuichiro, Ashikaga, Takamaru, Parsons, Henrique A., Miyashita, Mitsunori

“…Acculturation is the phenomenon of the attitudinal changes of individuals who come into continuous contact with another culture. Despite the long history of…”
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The Lack of Standard Definitions in the Supportive and Palliative Oncology Literature by Hui, David, MD, MSc, MSc, FRCPC, Mori, Masanori, MD, Parsons, Henrique A., MD, Kim, Sun Hyun, MD, PhD, Li, Zhijun, MS, Damani, Shamsha, MSLS, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Multiple organizations have raised concerns about the lack of standard definitions for terminology in the supportive and palliative oncology…”
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Symptom distress in advanced cancer patients with anxiety and depression in the palliative care setting by Delgado-Guay, Marvin, Parsons, Henrique A., Li, Zhijun, Palmer, J. Lynn, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Background Mood disorders are among the most distressing psychiatric conditions experienced by patients with advanced cancer; however, studies have not shown a…”
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Undocumented alcoholism and its correlation with tobacco and illegal drug use in advanced cancer patients by Dev, Rony, Parsons, Henrique A., Palla, Shana, Palmer, J. Lynn, Del Fabbro, Egidio, Bruera, Eduardo

“…BACKGROUND: The objectives of this retrospective study were to determine the frequency of undiagnosed alcoholism among patients with advanced cancer who were…”
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Frequency and Predictors of Patient Deviation From Prescribed Opioids and Barriers to Opioid Pain Management in Patients With Advanced Cancer by Nguyen, Linh M.T., MD, Rhondali, Wadih, MD, De la Cruz, Maxine, MD, Hui, David, MD, Palmer, Lynn, PhD, Kang, Duck-Hee, PhD, Parsons, Henrique A., MD, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Approximately 80% of patients with advanced cancer report pain and receive opioids. Information is limited about deviations from prescribed…”
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Advancing the Care Experience for patients receiving Palliative care as they Transition from hospital to Home (ACEPATH): Codesigning an intervention to improve patient and family caregiver experiences by McCoy, Madeline, Shorting, Taylor, Mysore, Vinay Kumar, Fitzgibbon, Edward, Rice, Jill, Savigny, Meghan, Weiss, Marianne, Vincent, Daniel, Hagarty, Meaghen, MacLeod, Krystal Kehoe, Ernecoff, Natalie C., Pattison, Rex, Kornberg, Mona, Bruni, Adrianna, Bush, Shirley H., Kuluski, Kerry, Fiset, Valerie, Li, Cecilia, Parsons, Henrique A., Lalumière, Geneviève, Connolly, Tara, Webber, Colleen, Isenberg, Sarina R.

“…Background Returning home from the hospital for palliative‐focused care is a common transition, but the process can be emotionally distressing and logistically…”
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Bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study by Downar, James, Parsons, Henrique A., Cohen, Leila, Besserer, Ella, Adeli, Samantha, Gratton, Valérie, Murphy, Rebekah, Warmels, Grace, Bruni, Adrianna, Bhimji, Khadija, Dyason, Claire, Enright, Paula, Desjardins, Isabelle, Wooller, Krista, Kabir, Monisha, Noel, Chelsea, Heidinger, Brandon, Anderson, Koby, Arsenault-Mehta, Kyle, Lapenskie, Julie, Webber, Colleen, Bedard, Daniel, Iyengar, Akshai, Bush, Shirley H, Isenberg, Sarina R, Tanuseputro, Peter, Vanderspank-Wright, Brandi, Lawlor, Peter

“…Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths worldwide, leading to symptoms of grief among the bereaved. Neither the burden of severe grief…”
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R1507, an anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) antibody, and EWS/FLI-1 siRNA in Ewing's sarcoma: convergence at the IGF/IGFR/Akt axis by Huang, Helen J, Angelo, Laura S, Rodon, Jordi, Sun, Michael, Kuenkele, Klaus-Peter, Parsons, Henrique A, Trent, Jonathan C, Kurzrock, Razelle

“…A subset of patients with Ewing's sarcoma responds to anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) antibodies. Mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance…”
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The Frequency and Correlates of Spiritual Distress Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Admitted to an Acute Palliative Care Unit by Hui, David, de la Cruz, Maxine, Thorney, Steve, Parsons, Henrique A., Delgado-Guay, Marvin, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Limited research is available on the frequency of spiritual distress and its relationship with physical and emotional distress. We reviewed patients admitted…”
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Long-term bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study by Lapenskie, Julie, Anderson, Koby, Lawlor, Peter G., Kabir, Monisha, Noel, Chelsea, Heidinger, Brandon, Parsons, Henrique A., Cohen, Leila, Gratton, Valérie, Besserer, Ella, Adeli, Samantha, Murphy, Rebekah, Warmels, Grace, Bruni, Adrianna, Bhimji, Khadija, Dyason, Claire, Enright, Paula, Desjardins, Isabelle, Wooller, Krista, Arsenault-Mehta, Kyle, Webber, Colleen, Bedard, Daniel, Iyengar, Akshai, Bush, Shirley H, Isenberg, Sarina R, Tanuseputro, Peter, Vanderspank-Wright, Brandi, Downar, James

“…Background: Severe grief is highly distressing and prevalent up to 1 year post-death among people bereaved during the first wave of COVID-19, but no study has…”
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Symptom distress, interventions, and outcomes of intensive care unit cancer patients referred to a palliative care consult team by Delgado‐Guay, Marvin O., Parsons, Henrique A., Li, Zhijun, Palmer, Lynn J., Bruera, Eduardo

“…BACKGROUND: The symptom burden of intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are referred to a palliative care team (PCT) has not been characterized to the…”
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Adaptation, implementation, and mixed methods evaluation of an interprofessional modular clinical practice guideline for delirium management on an inpatient palliative care unit by Bush, Shirley H., Skinner, Elise, Lawlor, Peter G., Dhuper, Misha, Grassau, Pamela A., Pereira, José L., MacDonald, Alistair R., Parsons, Henrique A., Kabir, Monisha

“…Abstract Background Using delirium clinical guidelines may align interprofessional clinical practice and improve the care of delirious patients and their…”
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Spirituality, Religiosity, and Spiritual Pain Among Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer by Delgado-Guay, Marvin Omar, Parsons, Henrique A., Hui, David, Cruz, Maxine G. De la, Thorney, Steven, Bruera, Eduardo

“…Background:Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer often face physical, social, and emotional distress as well as spiritual pain. Limited research has…”
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Decisional Control Preferences, Disclosure of Information Preferences, and Satisfaction Among Hispanic Patients With Advanced Cancer by Noguera, Antonio, MD, Yennurajalingam, Sriram, MD, MS, Torres-Vigil, Isabel, DrPH, Parsons, Henrique Afonseca, MD, MS, Duarte, Eva Rosina, MD, Palma, Alejandra, MD, Bunge, Sofia, MD, Palmer, J. Lynn, PhD, Bruera, Eduardo, MD

“…Abstract Context Studies to determine the decisional control preferences (DCPs) in Hispanic patients receiving palliative care are limited. Objectives The aims…”
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Quantity, Design, and Scope of the Palliative Oncology Literature by Hui, David, Parsons, Henrique A., Damani, Shamsha, Fulton, Stephanie, Liu, Jun, Evans, Avery, De La Cruz, Maxine, Bruera, Eduardo

“…The current state of the palliative oncology literature is unclear. We examined and compared the quantity, research design, and research topics of palliative…”
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The effects of curcumin (diferuloylmethane) on body composition of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer by Parsons, Henrique A, Baracos, Vickie E, Hong, David S, Abbruzzese, James, Bruera, Eduardo, Kurzrock, Razelle

“…Curcumin is a natural product that is often explored by patients with cancer. Weight loss due to fat and muscle depletion is a hallmark of pancreatic cancer…”
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