Sullivan DR, Chan B, Lapidus JA, et al. - This retrospective population-based cohort study was undertaken to determine if early palliative care [defined as a specialist-delivered palliative care encounter received following a lung cancer diagnosis] was correlated with a survival benefit in individuals with advanced lung cancer. The sample consisted of 23,154 individuals with advanced lung cancer in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Findings suggested an association of palliative care with a survival benefit. They identified the timing of the receipt of palliative care as significant; increased survival was observed in correlation with palliative care received 31 to 365 days after diagnosis. Palliative care for patients with advanced lung cancer should be viewed as a supportive approach to disease-modifying therapy.