About the Authors

Carlos Eduardo Paiva

caredupai@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Clinical Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil, Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Luciana Lopes Manfredini

Affiliation Cancer Hospital Children and Youth President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva

Affiliation Learning and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

David Hui

Affiliation Departments of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Eduardo Bruera

Affiliation Departments of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CEP LLM BSRP DH EB. Performed the experiments: CEP LLM. Analyzed the data: CEP BSRP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CEP EB. Wrote the paper: CEP LLM BSRP DH EB.