Non-compliance with end-of-life parenteral nutrition prescription recommendations: retrospective study of 1,260 cancer patients.

Background: Cancer patients near end of life (EOL) often suffer malnourishment and cachexia. In these patients, the prescription of parenteral nutrition (PN) remains highly controversial. Guidelines state that nutritional support does not improve quality of life in dying patients.

PALLIA-10, a screening tool to identify patients needing palliative care referral in comprehensive cancer centers: A prospective multicentric study (PREPA-10).

Purpose: The identification and referral of patients in need of palliative care should be improved. The French society for palliative support and care recommended to use the PALLIA-10 questionnaire and its score greater than 3 to refer patients to palliative care. We explored the use of the PALLIA-10 questionnaire and its related score in a population of advanced cancer patients.