Front Matter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background and Recommendations -- 2 Reliable, High-Quality, Efficient End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients: Economic Issues and Barriers -- 3 Quality of Care and Quality Indicators for End-of-Life Cancer Care: Hope for the Best, Yet Prepare for the Worst -- 4 The Current State of Patient and Family Information About End-of-Life Care -- 5 Palliative Care for African Americans and Other Vulnerable Populations: Access and Quality Issues -- 6 End-of-Life Care: Special Issues in Pediatric Oncology -- 7 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Psychosocial and Physical Symptoms of Cancer -- 8 Cross-Cutting Research Issues: A Research Agenda for Reducing Distress of Patients with Cancer -- 9 Professional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers -- Index.