[1] It is the official journal of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

It was formally the official journal of the United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee.

The journal covers clinical research related to "the relief of illness burden among patients afflicted with serious or life-threatening illness".

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