For patients with hematologic malignancies, 18, 22, and 22 percent have clinically significant depression, anxiety, PTSD at six months
Benefits seen across all patient conditions for pain, stress, and anxiety
Elevated risks seen across all sociodemographic groups, with particularly high rates for Hispanics, Medicaid-insured, uninsured
Greatest risk of suicide seen for male, White, and divorced or single patients
Most prominent increase seen for spouses of patients diagnosed with cancer with poor prognosis, at advanced stage
Systematic review finds acupressure better than acupuncture or electroacupuncture
Palliative and addiction medicine specialists provide consensus-based guidance for three common clinical scenarios
Standardized mortality ratio for suicide decreased from 2000 to 2016, but risk remains elevated, especially within first two years of diagnosis
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
Low-burden, point-of-care program may increase access to and impact of treatment to assist tobacco cessation