Palliative Care (ASCO) Source: American Society of Clinical Oncology; Medically Reviewed by Professor Graham Jackson

Palliative Care (ASCO) Palliative Care Integration in Cancer Care Source: American Society of Clinical Oncology; Medically Reviewed by Professor Graham Jackson In 2024, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published an updated guideline on palliative care for patients with cancer. This Medscape guideline summary for oncologists provides recommendations regarding optimal provision of palliative care services for patients with cancer and their caregivers, updating previous ASCO guidance from 2012 and 2016. The update aims to equip oncology professionals with current recommendations while evaluating the continued validity of previous guidance, and includes new discussions on integrating palliative care for patients with haematological malignancies and those enrolled in phase I clinical trials, as well as addressing health equity in oncology palliative care. •When to introduce palliative care https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-asco-recommendations-palliative-care-2025a1000kwr?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251217_MSCPREF_onc_etid7961611&uac=148436CN&impID=7961611 •Referral for poor-prognosis cancers https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-asco-recommendations-palliative-care-2025a1000kwr?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251217_MSCPREF_onc_etid7961611&uac=148436CN&impID=7961611 •Supporting caregiver needs https://reference.medscape.com/cc2/p10/guideline-essentials-asco-recommendations-palliative-care-2025a1000kwr?ecd=WNL_drugguide_251217_MSCPREF_onc_etid7961611&uac=148436CN&impID=7961611