Leah E. Walsh

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated whether the mental health diagnoses of anxiety and depression were associated with variation in end-of-life care in metastatic cancer patients and found that anxiety was associated with an increased likelihood of chemotherapy, ICU visits, emergency department visits, mechanical ventilation, inpatient hospitalization, palliative care encounters, and hospice utilization.

TL;DR: A mixed-methods pilot study of 14 ICs for patients with Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD), an ultra-rare neoplasm, found that ECD ICs report burden and distress shaped by the experience of providing care for a patient with a rare cancer.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors examine communication processes and goals among patients, caregivers, and oncologists to elucidate drivers of prognostic understanding in the context of recurrent GBM.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that viable treatment approaches for bereaved older adults are those incorporating behavioral activation and guidance on restoration-oriented coping, and that future research should prioritize rigorous investigations of grief treatment options leveraging technology to increase access and incorporate techniques that enhance engagement in life and connectedness for this vulnerable population.