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Papers

(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Social isolation and loneliness in serious illness: what Compassionate Communities can offer	34
Treatment of primary cancer in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	32
Innovative and best models of palliative and end-of-life care – with focus on rural and remote communities	27
The WHO guidelines: the new and the old	23
Digital clinics for diagnosing and treating migraine	15
Practical cancer cachexia management in palliative care – a review of current evidence	15
Assessment of the benefits of bone modifying agents in the management of advanced breast, prostate, and lung cancers	14
Using real world data to advance the provision of supportive cancer care: mucositis as a case study	14
Matters of care and the good death – rhetoric or reality?	14
Radiation therapy post radical prostatectomy: who, when and why?	14
Use of the EORTC QLQ-BN20 and the FACT-Br for the assessment of quality of life in patients with brain tumors: a systematic review of prospective clinical studies	12
Abstracts of the 14th International Seminar of the European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC)	11
KLF10: a point of convergence in cancer cachexia	11
Cancer cachexia: learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow	10
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical assistance in dying	9
Cough and dyspnea management in pulmonary fibrosis	9
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on delivery of and models for supportive and palliative care for oncology patients	9
Managing acute pain with inhaled methoxyflurane in non-cancer patients: a review of the latest evidence	9
Home ventilation for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	9
Editorial introductions	9
Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help?	8
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care and psychological impact on cancer patients	8
Managing chronic pain after breast cancer treatments: are web-based interventions the future?	8
Tackling respiratory problems – needs, education, and treatments	8
The circuit basis for chronic pain and its comorbidities	8

Goals of care and end-of-life communication needs of persons with chronic respiratory disease	8
Blood-based biomarkers of frailty in older patients with cancer	8
Sexual dysfunction among adolescent and young adult cancer patients: diagnostic and therapeutic approach	8
Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in patients with chronic respiratory diseases	8
Opioid use disorder in cancer patients	7
Vitamin D is a potential treatment for the management of gastrointestinal mucositis	7
Early integration of palliative care in haemato-oncology: latest developments	7
Metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a new horizon beyond the androgen receptors	7
The gut microbiome and the brain	7
Editorial: Advancing the management of respiratory problems	7
Telemedicine in geriatric oncology – lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience	6
Effectiveness of dignity therapy in the context of culturally competent care in people with palliative care needs: a systematic review of systematic reviews	6
Evaluation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative Care and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative i	6
Anamorelin in Japanese patients with cancer cachexia: an update	6
Longitudinal characterisation of cachexia in patients undergoing surgical resection for cancer	6
Access to radical and palliative radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, progress, and future directions	6
Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology	6
The evolving scenario of cancer care provision across the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe	6
Palliative radiotherapy for the hemostasis of bleeding tumors: an overview of the most recent literature	6
Role of mucositis in predicting gut microbiota composition in people with cancer	5
Inhaled methoxyflurane in patients with cancer: current applications and future directions	5
Comparing the EORTC QLQ-LC13, EORTC QLQ-LC29, and the FACT-L for assessment of quality of life in patients with lung cancer - an updated systematic review	5
Recent advances in artificial intelligence applications for supportive and palliative care in cancer patients	5
Immunotherapy for older patients with cancer	5
How to evaluate exertional breathlessness using normative reference equations in research	5
An integrative literature review examining the key elements of bereavement follow-up interventions in critical care	5
In support of rigor and reproducibility in cancer cachexia research	5
Central neural mechanisms of cancer cachexia	5
The invisibility of chronic breathlessness. Why don’t we talk about the symptom?	5
Current practices in managing end-of-life existential suffering	5
Symptom management for people with advanced dementia who are receiving end of life care	5
Real-world implementation of geriatric assessment in cancer care among older adults: the role of implementation science frameworks	4
Nonpharmacological approaches for improving gut resilience to chemotherapy	4
Four interesting articles to keep us updated	4
Palliative care delivery changes during COVID-19 and enduring implications in oncology nursing: a rapid review	4
Caring for people in prison with palliative and end-of-life care needs	4
Loss of appetite in patients with cancer: an update on characterization, mechanisms, and palliative therapeutics	4
Tapentadol for the management of cancer pain in adults: an update	4
Neurosurgical interventions for cancer pain	4
Exercise interventions for frail older adults with cancer	4
Bridging the care gap: radiation therapy in elderly and frail cancer patients	4
EDA2R-NIK signaling in cancer cachexia	4
Supportive and palliative care for older adults with cancer	4
The burden and impact of chronic cough in severe disease	4
Burnout of healthcare professionals in supportive and palliative care: a summary of recent literature	4
Medication management: supportive care medications in older adults with cancer	4
The systemic outcomes of gastrointestinal mucositis: host–microbe interaction leading to systemic inflammatory responses	4
Radiation therapy options in kidney cancer	4
Incidence, description, predictors, and consequences of persistent taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy	4
Integrating jigsaw puzzle thinking into practice: the assessment of cervical spine radiculopathy	3

Systemic therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	3
Supportive care for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell patients	3
Palliative sedation: autonomy, suffering, and euthanasia	3
Psychological support for chronic conditions	3
Virtual oncology research-different models and lessons learned	3
A traffic light approach for treatment and supportive care stratification in lung cancer	3
Editorial introductions	3
Osteoradionecrosis – an old problem with new consequences	3
Existential aspects of breathlessness in serious disease	3