Sullivan DR, Chan B, Lapidus JA, et al. - Researchers examined the influence of early palliative care on the survival of patients with advanced lung cancer. They conducted a cohort study of 23,154 patients with advanced lung cancer in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. A specialist-delivered palliative care encounter received after lung cancer diagnosis defined palliative care. Outcomes revealed 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. Findings thereby support considering palliative care as a complementary approach to disease-modifying therapy in patients with advanced lung cancer.