Palliative care–oncology team relationships may shape end-of-life
Differences in how palliative care and oncology teams work together may help explain variation in end-of-life outcomes for patients with cancer, according to a multicentre qualitative study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The researchers reported that these differences in the relationship between the two specialties were identified across multiple sites and may mechanistically affect patient outcomes at the end of life. The authors said the findings are important for ensuring high-quality care is delivered to all patients with cancer.
The corresponding author is May Hua, MD, MS, of the Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health.
The study was announced by the JAMA Network on 14 September 2026 (doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.4511). Full details, including the author list, affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding, are available in the published article: read the study here.
