{
  "abstract": "Patients with advanced cancer have a high prevalence of physical and psychological symptoms, which may begin early in the disease course. Despite this high prevalence of symptoms and resulting poor quality of life, palliative care and psychotherapeutic approaches are generally not provided routinely to patients with advanced disease. Instead, referral to psychosocial and palliative care services is left to the discretion of the treating oncologist, with the result that a large proportion of those who could benefit from this care do not receive it. Introduction of specialized palliative care has been shown to improve quality of life, symptom control, and satisfaction with care for patients with advanced cancer. In addition, psychotherapeutic approaches have been shown to alleviate depression. This lecture will focus on psychotherapeutic and palliative care interventions that were developed at the Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, Canada. These include: (1) Routine early palliative care (EPC); (2) Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) psychotherapy; (3) Symptom screening and Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP and STEP2); and (4) Emotion- and Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE). Evidence for the feasibility and efficacy of these approaches will be presented, using information from clinical trials.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Camilla Zimmermann"
    }
  ],
  "title": "S3-4 How can psychotherapeutic approaches and palliative care be integrated within oncology care?",
  "uid": "7cce9ed2-23e6-5554-b50f-7316be225e9c"
}