Kimberson C. Tanco, M.D.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Wang, Z, Tanco, KC, Liu, E, Madireddy, S, Warner, KR, Smith, TJ. A case report. Palliative and Supportive Care 23, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40538053.
2. Amaram-Davila J, Vega MF, Kim MJ, Dalal S, Dev R, Tanco K, Admane S, De Moraes AR, Thomas LA, Shelal Z, Gogineni M, Bramati P, Urbauer D, Hui D, Arthur J, Haider A, Bruera E, Reddy A. Perceptions Toward Naloxone Among Patients With Cancer Receiving Opioids. J Pain Symptom Manage 68(6):e500-e507, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39218123.
3. Hui D, Maxwell JP, de la Rosa A, Jennings K, Vidal M, Reddy A, Azhar A, Dev R, Tanco K, Heung Y, Delgado-Guay M, Zhukovsky D, Arthur J, Reddy S, Yennu S, Ontai A, Bruera E. The impact of a web-based prognostic calculator on prognostic confidence in outpatient palliative care. Support Care Cancer 32(11):714, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39377783.
4. Osaghae, I, Talluri, R, Chido-Amajuoyi, OG, Tanco, KC, Shah, DJ, Pande, M, Shete, S. Awareness and interest in cannabis use for cancer management among cancer survivors. Cancer medicine 13(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38180296.
5. Chung, JE, Karass, S, Choi, Y, Castillo, M, Garcia, CA, Shin, RD, Tanco, KC, Kim, LS, Hong, M, Pan, CX. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Filipino American and Korean American Patients. Journal of palliative medicine 27(1):104-111, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37200523.
6. Blumenthaler AN, Robinson KA, Hodge C, Xiao L, Lilley EJ, Griffin JF, White MG, Day R, Tanco K, Bruera E, Badgwell BD. Communication Frameworks for Palliative Surgical Consultations: A Randomized Study of Advanced Cancer Patients. Ann Surg 278(5):E1110-E1117, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36806227.
7. Tanco K, Olson A, Fellman B, Jankowski M, Lai SY, Shete S, Harbison K, Scheid J, Bruera E. Analysis of Dispensing and Utilization Patterns of Medical Cannabis Products in State Licensed Cannabis Dispensaries. J Palliat Med 26(11):1482-1487, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37285183.
8. Reddy A, Haider A, Arthur J, Hui D, Dalal S, Dev R, Tanco K, Amaram-Davila J, Hernandez F, Chavez P, De Moraes AR, Wu J, Nguyen K, Subbiah I, Epner D, Shelal Z, Guay MOD, Mallipeddi T, Bruera E. Levorphanol as a Second Line Opioid in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive Care Center: An Open-label Study. J Pain Symptom Manage 65(6):e683-e690, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36720398.
9. Ann-Yi S, Wong A, Wu J, Charone M, Baumgartner K, Carmack CL, Castro D, Guzman D, Joy M, Kuriakose L, Madden K, Najera J, Pangemanan I, Rajani S, Raznahan M, Stewart H, Tallie K, Tanco K, Zhukovsky D, Bruera E. Physical and Psychosocial Symptoms of Young Adult Patients Referred to the Supportive Care Mobile Team. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 12(3):440-444, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35881858.
10. Arthur J, Pawate V, Lu Z, Yennurajalingam S, Azhar A, Reddy A, Epner D, Hui D, Tanco K, Delgado Guay MO, Vidal M, Chen M, Bruera E. Helpfulness of Question Prompt Sheet for Patient-Physician Communication Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 6(5), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37129892.
11. Chung J, Karass S, Choi Y, Castillo M, Garcia C, Shin R, Tanco K, Kim L, Hong M, and Pan C. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Filipino American and Korean American Patients. J Palliat Med, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
12. Tanco K, Lopez G, Koyyalagunta L, Fellman B, Halm J, Ignatius J, Bruera E. Comparison of Health Care Providers Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol in the Management of Pain and Other Symptoms in Cancer Patients. J Palliat Med 26(4):539-543, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36576904.
13. Reddy A, Sinclair C, Crawford GB, McPherson ML, Mercadante S, Hui D, Haider A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dalal S, Dev R, Amaram-Davila J, Adile C, Liu D, Schuler U, Jammi S, Shelal Z, Del Fabbro E, Davis M, Bruera E. Opioid Rotation and Conversion Ratios Used by Palliative Care Professionals: An International Survey. J Palliat Med 25(10):1557-1562, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35930252.
14. Guarin G, Dee EC, Robredo JP, Eala M, Medina M, Tanco K. End-of-life care for Filipino patients with cancer. Palliat Supprt Care 21(2):365 - 369, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36168286.
15. Reddy S, Yennurajalingam S, Tanco K, Anderson A, Guzman D, Williams J, Liu D, Bruera E. Frequency and Prediction of Burnout Among Physicians Who Completed Palliative Care Fellowship Training - A 10 Year Survey. J Pain Symptom Manage 64(1):e15-e21, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35183705.
16. Tanco K, Prado B, Qian Y, Park M, Liu D, Guzman-Gutierrez D, Bruera E. A Comparison of Caregiver Burden of Patients with Advanced Cancer in Different Palliative Cancer Care Settings. J Palliat Med 24(12):1766-1775, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33926226.
17. Haider A, Azhar A, Tanco KC, Epner M, SMAA N, Abdelghani E, Reddy A, Dev R, Wu J, Bruera E. Oncology patients' perception of physicians who use an integrated electronic health record (EHR) during clinic visits: PRIME-EHR double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Cancer 127(21):3967-3974, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34264520.
18. Arthur JA, Tang M, Lu Z, Hui D, Nguyen K, Rodriguez EM, Edwards T, Yennurajalingam S, Dalal S, Dev R, Reddy A, Tanco K, Haider A, Liu DD, Bruera E. Random urine drug testing among patients receiving opioid therapy for cancer pain. Cancer 127(6):968-975, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33231885.
19. Reddy A, Vidal M, Haider A, Arthur J, Hui D, Wu J, Liu D, Holmes C, Carrol M, Dalal S, Dev R, Tanco K, Bruera E. A retrospective review of the use of oxymorphone immediate release for long term pain control in cancer patients with gastrostomy tubes. Ann Palliat Med 10(3):2662-2667, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33549000.
20. Tang M, Nguyen NN, Bruera E, Tanco K, Delgado-Guay M. Expression of existential suffering in two patients with advanced cancer in an acute palliative care unit. Palliat Support Care:1-3. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33118907.
21. Tanco K, Azhar A, Haider A, Park M, Liu D, Williams JL, Bruera E. Challenging the Status Quo of Physician Attire in the Palliative Care Setting. Oncologist 25(7):627-637, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32073181.
22. Reddy SK, Yennu S, Tanco K, Anderson AE, Guzman D, Ali Naqvi SM, Sadaf H, Williams J, Liu DD, Bruera E. Frequency of Burn-Out among Palliative Care Physicians Participating in a Continuing Medical Education Course. J Pain Symptom Manage 60(1):80-86.e2, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32105789.
23. Hui D, De La Rosa A, Wilson A, Nguyen T, Wu J, Delgado-Guay M, Azhar A, Arthur J, Epner D, Haider A, De La Cruz M, Heung Y, Tanco K, Dalal S, Reddy A, Williams J, Amin S, Armstrong TS, Breitbart W, Bruera E. Neuroleptic strategies for terminal agitation in patients with cancer and delirium at an acute palliative care unit: a single-centre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized trial. Lancet Oncol 21(7):989-998, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32479786.
24. Madden K, Tanco K, Bruera E. Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interaction Between Methadone and Cannabidiol. Pediatrics 145(6), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32444381.
25. Narayanan S, Lazar Neto F, Tanco K, Lopez G, Liu W, Bruera E, Subbiah V. Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil, Cancer, and Symptom Management: A Google Trends Analysis of Public Interest. J Altern Complement Med 26(4):346-348, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31971821.
26. Qian Y, Haider A, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Nguyen K, Reddy A, Arthur J, Tanco K, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Naberhuis J, Bruera E. Factors Associated with Improvement in Uncontrolled Cancer Pain without Increasing the Opioid Daily Dose among Patients Seen by an Inpatient Palliative Care Team. J Palliat Med 23(4):483-488, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31687882.
27. Hui D, Abdelghani E, Chen J, Dibaj S, Zhukovsky D, Dev R, Tanco K, Haider A, Azhar A, Reddy A, Epner D, Arthur J, Dalal S, Heung Y, Reddy S, De La Cruz M, Liu D, Bruera E. Chronic Non-Malignant Pain in Patients with Cancer Seen at a Timely Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic. Cancers (Basel) 12(1), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31952220.
28. Haider A, Azhar A, Nguyen K, Dev R, Naqvi SMA, Naqvi SMA, Edwards T, Reddy A, Dalal S, Tanco KC, Arthur J, Williams JL, Park M, Liu DD, Dibaj SS, Bruera E. Concurrent use of opioids with benzodiazepines or nonbenzodiazepine sedatives among patients with cancer referred to an outpatient palliative care clinic. Cancer 125(24):4525-4531, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31460669.
29. Tanco K, Dumlao D, Kreis R, Nguyen K, Dibaj S, Liu D, Marupakula V, Shaikh A, Baile W, Bruera E. Attitudes and Beliefs About Medical Usefulness and Legalization of Marijuana Among Cancer Patients in a Legalized and a Non-Legalized State. J Palliat Med 22(10):1213-1220, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31386595.
30. Ann-Yi S, Tanco K, Carmack CL, Liu DD, Bansal S, Williams J, Lim KH, Bruera E. Introducing psychology services to advanced cancer patients: A randomized double-blind trial. Psychooncology. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31295757.
31. Reddy SK, Tanco K, Yennu S, Liu DD, Williams JL, Wolff R, Bruera E. Integration of a Mandatory Palliative Care Education Into Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Survey of Hematology Oncology Fellows. J Oncol Pract:JOP1900056. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31268810.
32. Haider A, Qian Y, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Reddy A, Dalal S, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dev R, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Implications of the Parenteral Opioid Shortage for Prescription Patterns and Pain Control Among Hospitalized Patients With Cancer Referred to Palliative Care. JAMA Oncol 5(6):841-846, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30896771.
33. Dev R, Kim YJ, Reddy A, Hui D, Tanco K, Liu D, Park M, Williams J, Carmack C, Bruera E. Association between tobacco use, pain expression, and coping strategies among patients with advanced cancer. Cancer 125(1):153-160, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30351502.
34. Tanco K, Arthur J, Park M, Haider A, Maligi C, Dalal S, Naqvi SMA, Liu D, Bruera E. Personalized Pain Goal as an Outcome Measure in Routine Cancer Pain Assessment. J Pain Symptom Manage 56(1):80-87, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29526610.
35. Tanco K, Haider A, Epner M, Azhar A, Williams J, Liu DD, Bruera E. Physicians' Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism With and Without Physicians' Use of an Examination Room Computer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 4(6):879-881, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29710136.
36. Tanco K, Azhar A, Rhondali W, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Liu D, Wu J, Baile W, Bruera E. The Effect of Message Content and Clinical Outcome on Patients' Perception of Physician Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Oncologist 23(3):375-382, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29118266.
37. Haider A, Zhukovsky DS, Meng YC, Baidoo J, Tanco KC, Stewart HA, Edwards T, Joy MP, Kuriakose L, Lu Z, Williams JL, Liu DD, Bruera E. Opioid Prescription Trends Among Patients With Cancer Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care Over a 6-Year Period. J Oncol Pract 13(12):e972-e981, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29028417.
38. Hui D, Frisbee-Hume S, Wilson A, Dibaj SS, Nguyen T, La Cruz MD, Walker P, Zhukovsky DS, Delgado-Guay M, Vidal M, Epner D, Reddy A, Tanco K, Williams J, Hall S, Liu D, Hess K, Amin S, Breitbart W, Bruera E. Effect of Lorazepam With Haloperidol vs Haloperidol Alone on Agitated Delirium in Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care A Randomized Clinical Trial, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
39. Tanco K, Arthur J, Haider A, Maligi C, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E. Assessing the prognostic features of a pain classification system in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 25(9):2863-2869, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28386785.
40. Tanco K, Vidal M, Arthur J, Guay MD, Hui D, Liu D, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Testing the feasibility of using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) to assess caregiver symptom burden. Palliat Support Care:1-9. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28264740.
41. Tanco K, Arthur J, Haider A, Stephen S, Yennu S, Liu D, Bruera E. The impact of a simplified documentation method for the Edmonton classification system for cancer pain (ECS-CP) on clinician utilization. Support Care Cancer 25(2):575-580, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27722795.
42. Tanco K, Rhondali W, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E. Predictors of Trust in the Medical Profession among Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Preliminary Study. J Palliat Med 19(9):991-4, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27148816.
43. Arthur J, Yennurajalingam S, Williams J, Tanco K, Liu D, Stephen S, Bruera E. Development of a Question Prompt Sheet for Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27175461.
44. Tanco K, Rhondali W, Park M, Liu DD, Bruera E. Predictors of trust in the medical profession among cancer patients receiving palliative care: a preliminary study. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
45. Tanco K, Park JC, Cerana A, Sisson A, Sobti N, Bruera E. A systematic review of instruments assessing dimensions of distress among caregivers of adult and pediatric cancer patients. Palliat Support Care:1-15. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27021206.
46. de la Cruz M, Reddy A, Vidal M, Tanco K, Azhar A, Silvestre J, Liu DD, Wu J, Bruera E. Impact of a Palliative Care Checklist on Clinical Documentation. J Oncol Pract 12(2):e241-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26733626.
47. Kim YJ, Dev R, Reddy A, Hui D, Tanco K, Park M, Liu D, Williams J, Bruera E. Association Between Tobacco Use, Symptom Expression, and Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in Advanced Cancer Patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26703372.
48. Arthur J, Yennurajalingam S, Nguyen L, Tanco K, Chisholm G, Hui D, Bruera E. The routine use of the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain in an outpatient supportive care center. Palliat Support Care 13(5):185-92, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25311930.
49. de la Cruz M, Fan J, Yennu S, Tanco K, Shin S, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. The frequency of missed delirium in patients referred to palliative care in a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer 23(8):2427-33, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25617070.
50. Tanco K, Kwon JH, Park JC, Wong A, Seo L, Liu D, Chisholm G, Williams J, Hui D, Bruera E. Frequency, Predictors, and Medical Record Documentation of Chemical Coping Among Advanced Cancer Patients. Oncologist 20(6):692-7, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25933929.
51. Tanco K, Rhondali W, Perez-Cruz P, Tanzi S, Chisholm GB, Baile W, Frisbee-Hume S, Williams J, Masino C, Cantu H, Sisson A, Arthur J, Bruera E. Patient Perception of Physician Compassion After a More Optimistic vs a Less Optimistic Message: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 1(2):176-83, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26181019.
52. Pimentel LE, Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, Edwards T, Guerra-Sanchez M, De La Cruz M, Tanco K, Vidal M, Bruera E. The Frequency and Factors Associated with the Use of a Dedicated Supportive Care Center Telephone Triaging Program in Patients with Advanced Cancer at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. J Pain Symptom Manage 49(5):939-44, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25666520.
53. Tanco K, Didwaniya N, de la Cruz M, Bruera E. The need for a multidisciplinary approach to pain management in advanced cancer: a clinical case. Palliat Support Care(13):389-394, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25907373.
54. Tanco K, Bruera SE, Bruera E. Insurance company denial of payment and enforced changes in the type and dose of opioid analgesics for patients with cancer pain. Palliat Support Care(6):12:515-518, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 26223704.
55. Reddy A, Yennurajalingam S, Desai H, Reddy S, de la Cruz M, Wu J, Liu D, Rodriguez EM, Waletich J, Shin SH, Gayle V, Patel P, Dalal S, Vidal M, Tanco K, Arthur J, Tallie K, Williams J, Silvestre J, Bruera E. The opioid rotation ratio of hydrocodone to strong opioids in cancer patients. Oncologist 19(11):1186-93, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25342316.
56. Tanco K, Kwon JH, Hui D, Reddy A, Bruera E. Chemical coping versus pseudoaddiction in patients with cancer pain. Palliat Support Care 12(5):413-417, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24524251.
57. Hui D, Karuturi MS, Tanco KC, Kwon JH, Kim SH, Zhang T, Kang JH, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Targeted agent use in cancer patients at the end of life. J Pain Symptom Manage 46(1):1-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23211648.
58. Hui D, Kim SH, Kwon JH, Tanco KC, Zhang T, Kang JH, Rhondali W, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Access to palliative care among patients treated at a comprehensive cancer center. Oncologist 17(12):1574-80, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23220843.

Invited Articles

1. Tang M, Tanco K. How to measure pain. Curr Oncol Rep 23(1):6, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33219861.
2. Tanco KC, Dalal S, Bruera E. State of art of managing pain in patients with cancer. Cancer J 19(5):379-89, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24051610.

Review Articles

1. Troyer, J, Tanco, KC. Review of the Use of Medicinal Cannabis Products in Palliative Care. Cancers 16(7), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38611090.
2. To J, Davis M, Sbrana A, Alderman B, Hui D, Mukhopadhyay S, Bouleuc C, Case AA, Amano K, Crawford GB, de Feo G, Tanco K, Garsed J. Correction to: MASCC guideline: cannabis for cancer-related pain and risk of harms and adverse events. Support Care Cancer 31(6):323, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37148393.
3. De Feo G, Case AA, Crawford GB, Hui D, To J, Sbrana A, Alderman B, Mukhopadhyay S, Bouleuc C, Amano K, Tanco K, Garsed J, Davis M. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) guidelines: cannabis for psychological symptoms including insomnia, anxiety, and depression. Support Care Cancer 31(3):176, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36809575.
4. Alderman B, Hui D, Mukhopadhyay S, Bouleuc C, Case A, Amano K, Crawford G, Feo GD, Sbrana A, Tanco K, To J, Garsed J, Davis M. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) expert opinion/consensus guidance on the use of cannabinoids for gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer 31(39), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36525085.

Abstracts

1. Olson A, Lai S, Shete S, Harbison K, Scheid J, Jankowski M, Tanco K. Utilization and Dispensing Patterns of Medical Cannabis Products in a State with Legalized Medical Cannabis. 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
2. Tanco K, Olson A, Fellman B, Jankowski M, Lai S, Shete S, Scheid J, Harbison K, Bruera E. Retrospective Analysis of dispensing and utilization patterns of medical cannabis products in a state licensed cannabis dispensary. 2023 MASCC/JASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
3. Reddy A, Sinclair C, Crawford G, McPherson ML, Mercadante S, Hui D, Haider A, Arthur J, Tanco KC, Dalal S, Dev R, Amaram-Davila J, Adile C, Liu D, Schuler U, Del Fabbro E, Davis M, Bruera E. An International Survey of Opioid Rotation and Conversion Ratios Used by Palliative Care Professionals. 2021 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
4. Reddy A, Haider A, Arthur J, Dev R, Dalal S, Tanco K, Amaram-Davila J, Hernandez F, Chavez P, Rozman De Moraes A, Wu J, Hui D, Yennu S, Nguyen K, Subbiah I, Epner D, Shelal Z, Maddi R, Bruera E. Levorphanol as a Second Line Opioid in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive care Center: An Open-Label Study. 2021 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
5. Hui D, De La Rosa A, Shelal Z, Maxwell J, Hosain M, De La Cruz M, Vidal M, Reddy A, Azhar A, Dev R, Tanco K, Wong A, Heung Y, Delgado Guay M, Zhukovsky D, Arthur J, Reddy S, Yennu S, Bruera E. The impact of a web-based prognostic intervention on physicians’ prognostic confidence. 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
6. Haider A, Tanco K, Azhar A, Reddy S, Wu J, Williams JL, Naqvi S, Mussadiq AA. Cancer patients’ perceptions of physicians who use an integrated electronic health record (EHR) approach during clinic visits: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial (RCT). 2020 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
7. Tanco, K, Dumlao, D, Kreis, R, Nguyen, K, Dibaj, S, Liu, D, Marupakula, V, Shaikh, A, Williams, J, Cantu, H, Jones, M, Beers, W, McMahon, M, Allo, Noggy J, B, Baile, WF, Bruera, E. Attitudes about Legalization of Marijuana for Medical and Recreational purposes by Cancer patients in two Cancer centers located in a Legalized and Non legalized State. 2019 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
8. Reddy S, Tanco K, Liu D, Williams J, Yennu S, Wolff R, Bruera E. Attitudes and beliefs of a mandatory palliative care rotation by hematology and medical oncology fellows at a major comprehensive cancer center. ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
9. Tanco, K, Dumlao, D, Kreis, R, Nguyen, K, Dibaj, S, Liu, D, Marupakula, V, Shaikh, A, Williams, J, Cantu, H, Jones, M, Beers, W, McMahon, M, Allo, Noggy J, B, Baile, WF, Bruera, E. A Comparison Of The Attitudes About Legalization Of Marijuana Use For Medical Purposes By Cancer Patients In Two Cancer Centers Located In A Legalized And A Non-Legalized State. ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
10. Azhar A, Tanco K, Haider A, Cantu H, Diaz Hernandez C, Rantanen P, Park M, Liu D, Williams J, Bruera E. Physician Attire & Palliative Care Patients’ Perception of Physician Compassion and Professionalism: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
11. Ann-Yi, S, Wong, A, Wu, J, Charone, M, Baumgartner, K, Carmack, C, Castro, D, Guzman, D, Joy, M, Kuriakose, L, Madden, K, Najera, J, Pangemanan, I, Rajani, S, Raznahan, M, Stewart, H, Tallie, K, Tanco, K, Zhukovsky, D, Bruera A, E. Clinical and Demographic Variables of Young Adult (YA) Patients Referred to Inpatient Supportive Care. ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
12. Ann-Yi, S, Tanco, K, Carmack, C, Liu, D, Bansal, S, Williams, J, Lim, K, Bruera, E. Communicating the Introduction of Psychology Services in the Palliative Care (PC) Cancer Setting: A Randomized Double Blind Trial. ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
13. Haider A, Qian Y, Lu Z, Naqvi S, Zhuang A, Reddy A, Dalal S, Arthur J, Tanco K, Dev R, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Impact of Parenteral Opioid Shortage on Opioid Prescriptions among Patients seen by the Palliative Care Team of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. ASCO Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
14. Nguyen, NN, Tang, M, Delgado-Guay, M, Bruera, E, Tanco, K. Tale of Two Patients:Varied Expressions of Existential Suffering by Two Patients with Advanced Cancer and Acute Palliative Care Unit (APCU). AAHPM, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
15. Tanco K. The Effect of Message Content and Clinical Outcome on Patients' Perception of Physician Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
16. Tanco K, Azhar A, Rhondali W, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Liu D, Wu J, Baile W, Bruera E. The Effect of Clinical Outcome on Patient’s Perception of Physician Compassion: A Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT). 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
17. Arthur J, Yennurajalingam S, Williams J, Tanco K, Liu D, Stephen S, Bruera E. Development of a Question Prompt Sheet for Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27175461.
18. DalalS, DevR, TancoK, WilliamsJ, BrueraE. Predictors of Early Referral of Advanced Cancer Patients to an Outpatient Palliative Care Specialty Clinic in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
19. TancoK, RhondaliW, ParkM, LiuD, BrueraE. Predictors of trust in the medical profession among cancer patients receiving palliative care: A preliminary study. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
20. TancoK, VidalM, ArthurJ, DelgadoM, HuiD, LiuD, ChisholmG, WilliamJ, MasinoC, Frisbee-HumeS, BrueraE. Caregiver Symptom Burden Assessment using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Preliminary Report. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
21. Kwon JH, Tanco K, Park JC, Wong A, Seo L, Liu D, Chisholm G, Williams J, Hui D, Bruera E. Frequency, predictors and medical record documentation of chemical coping among advanced cancer patients.MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
22. Kwon JH, Tanco K, Park JC, Wong A, Seo L, Liu D, Chisholm G, Williams J, Hui D, Bruera E. Frequency, predictors and medical record documentation of chemical coping among advanced cancer patients. 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting 5/2015. American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
23. Tanco K, Rhondali W, Perez-Cruz PE, Tanzi S, Chisholm G, Baile W, Sisson A, Arthur J, Bruera E. Patient evaluation of a physician conveying a more optimistic versus a less optimistic message: A randomized controlled trial. MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer:176-183, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26181019.
24. Tanco K, Park JC, Sisson A, Sobti N, Bruera E. Screening cancer caregivers: a systematic review of cancer caregiver instruments. MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
25. Tanco K, Rhondali W, Perez-Cruz PE, Tanzi S, Chisholm G, Baile W, Sisson A, Arthur J, Bruera E. Patient evaluation of a physician conveying a more optimistic versus a less optimistic message: A randomized controlled trial. ASCO Meeting Abstracts - Journal of Clinical Oncology 32(suppl_31 (abstract 88)), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
26. Yennu S, Fossella F, Williams J, Berg E, Mewenenessi T, Hui D, Tanco K, Chisholm G, Vidal M, Cantu H, Guerra-Sanchez M, Young A, Reddy S, Bruera E. Outcomes of early palliative care referrals for patients with advanced lung cancer. ASCO Meeting Abstracts - Journal of Clinical Oncology 32(suppl_31 (abstract 9625)), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
27. de la Cruz M, Reddy A, Tanco K, Vidal M, Azhar A, Silvestre J, Chisolm G, Williams J, Bruera E. Palliative Care Checklist: A Documentation Improvement Tool. ASCO Meeting Abstracts - Journal of Clinical Oncology 31(31_Suppl):142, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
28. Pimentel L, Yennurajalingam S, Chisolm G, Edwards T, Guerra Sanchez M, de la Cruz M, Vidal M, Tanco K, Bruera E. Impact of a Dedicated Supportive Care Center Telephone Triaging Program (SCCTP) for Patients With Advanced Cancer. ASCO Meeting Abstracts-Journal of Clinical Oncology 31(31_Suppl), 2013. e-Pub 2013.
29. de la Cruz M, Didwaniya N, Tanco K, Shin S, Reddy A, San Miguel Arregui M, Bruera E, Chisolm G, Williams J. The Frequency of Falls in Patients With Advanced Cancer Followed in an Outpatient Palliative Care Center. ASCO Meeting Abstracts - Journal of Clinical Oncology 31(31_Suppl):225, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
30. Hui D, Karuturi MS, Tanco KC, Kwon JH, Kim SH, Zhang T, Kang JH, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Targeted Agent Use in Cancer Patients at the End of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23211648.
31. Tanco K, Hui D, Kim, SH, Kwon JH, Zhang T, Kang JH, Rhondali W, et al. Predictors of Palliative Care (PC) Referral for Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
32. Tanco K, Hui D, Kim SH, Kwon JH, Tao Z, Rhondali W, Chisholm G, de la Cruz M, Sri Karuturi M, Bruera E. Predictors of palliative care (PC) referral for advanced cancer patients. ASCO Meeting Abstracts - J Clin Oncol 30(15_suppl), 2012. e-Pub 2012.
33. Karaturu M, Tanco K, Kwon JH, Zhang T, Rhondali W, Kang JH, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Targeted agent (TA) use at the end of life (EOL). ASCO Meeting Abstratcs - J Clin Oncol 30(suppl_15), 2012. e-Pub 2012.
34. Tanco K. Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in an Elderly Woman. Medical Society of the State of New York Resident, Fellow, and Medical Student Research Poster Symposium - Abstract Book:69, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
35. Tanco K. HTLV-1 - Associated Acute Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Presenting as Carcinomatous Meningitis and severe Hypercalcemia. Medical Society of the State of New York Resident, Fellow, and Medical Student Research Poster Symposium - Abstract Book:55, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
36. Tanco, K. Fat Embolism: A Fatal Case in a Patient with Acute Chest Syndrome and Sickle Cell Disease. Medical Society of the State of New York Resident, Fellow, and Medical Student Research Poster Symposium - Abstract Book:48, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
37. Tanco, KC. Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Anorectum in a 35 Year Old Woman. New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting 2010, 2010. e-Pub 2010.

Book Chapters

1. Feng, H, Khan, M, Tanco, KC. Cancer patients and providers, 363-371, 2023.
2. Hui F, Khan M, Tanco K. Cancer patients and providers: Attitudes and beliefs of cannabis and cannabinoids use as a treatment. In: Medicinal Usage of Cannabis and Cannabinoids, 2023.
3. Tanco K, Bruera E. Evidence-Based Communication in the Palliative Conversation: Ways of Restoring Dignity by Simple Actions. In: Finding Dignity at the End of Life. A Spiritual Reflection on Palliative Care, 2021.
4. Mackey R, Tanco K. What Patients and families Want to Know About Hospice. In: 50 Palliative Care Studies Every Doctor Should Know, 2018.
5. Tanco K, Epner D. Challenging Conversations in Palliative Care. In: Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care Flashcards, 2018.
6. Tanco K, Mackey R. The Impact of Hospice on Mortality of Widowed Spouses. In: 50 Palliative Care Studies Every Doctor Should Know, 2018.
7. Haider, A, Tanco, K, Epner, M, et al. Cancer Patients' Perception of Physicians' Compassion, Communication Skills, and Professionalism With and Without Physicians' Use of Examination Room Computer. In: JAMA Oncology, 2017.
8. Bruera E, Higginson I, Ripomonti C, et al. Geriatric Palliative Care. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, 2nd Edition, 2016.
9. Bruera E, Higginson I, Ripomonti C, et al. Hypercalcemia. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, 2016.
10. Tanco K. Hypercalcemia. In: Internal Medicine Issues in Palliative Cancer Care. Oxford University Press, 2014.
11. Tanco K. Hypercalcemia in the Cancer Patient. In: Cancer Rehabilitation Textbook. Demos Medical Publishing, 80-81, 2013.
12. Tanco K. Cancer Pain Management, Opioid Side Effects, Cognitive Dysfunction. In: Encyclopedia of Pain. 2nd. Springer-Verlag, 2013.
13. Tanco K, Rashid S. Hypercalcemia. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care 3rd Ed.
14. Tanco K, Reddy S. Graduate Specialist Education. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care 3rd Ed.
15. Anderson L, Tanco, K. Measurement of Caregiver Burden – State of the Science and Future Directions. In: Cancer Caregivers. Oxford University Press.
16. Kim MJ, Tanco K. Urologic Issues in Palliative Care. In: Palliative Medicine for PA's.

Letters to the Editor

1. Bramati P, Cadavid A, Bansal A, Fellman B, Tanco K, Bruera E. Letter to the Editor: Prevalence of Self-Reported Cannabis Use among Patients at a Supportive Care Clinic in a Tertiary Cancer Center. J Palliat Med 25: 1176-1178, 2022.
2. Tanco K, Farinholt P, Bruera E. Response to Casarett et al. (doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0658): Benefit of Tetrahydrocannabinol versus Cannabidiol for Common Palliative Care Symptoms. J Palliat Med 22: 1301, 2019.
3. Tanco K, Bruera E. Truthfulness of More Optimistic vs Less Optimistic Messages for Patients With Advanced Cancer-Reply. JAMA Oncol 1: 688, 2015.