Palliative care does not improve cancer patient outcomes when given at surgery

Randomized clinical trial has demonstrated that administration of palliative care at the point of oncology surgery does not lead to improvements in physical or functional aspects of quality of life in patients. Palliative care centers around aiding decision-making, alleviating pain and symptoms, and implementing psychosocial interventions to enhance the overall quality of life. Over the past 15 years, it has been acknowledged that palliative care specialists can enhance the outcomes of cancer patients long before their end-of-life stage. It has been seen through randomized clinical trials that palliative care provides benefits to patients receiving chemotherapy or undergoing curative treatments by...