Fig 2.

Research opportunities in supportive/palliative oncology. Supportive/palliative oncologists, because of their specialized training, are well equipped to participate in multiple areas of research, including (A) cancer treatment trials (eg, on quality-of-life assessments, supportive care end points, adverse effects), (B) palliative care issues at the end of life (ie, 6 months or less of life expectancy), (C) treatment decisions at the end of life, and (D) promotion of cancer care delivery models that introduce palliative care principles early in the disease trajectory. The last two topic areas are of particular interest to supportive/palliative oncology researchers because of their combined expertise and patient access.