Marvin O. Delgado Guay, M.D., FAAHPM

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Delgado-Guay MO. Developing a Healing Environment for Broken Souls of Patients With Life-Threatening Illnesses and Their Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage 55(4):1231-1236, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29253528.
2. Delgado-Guay MO, Rodriguez-Nunez A, De la Cruz V, Frisbee-Hume S, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Fisch MJ, Bruera E. Advanced cancer patients' reported wishes at the end of life: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer 24(10):4273-81, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27165052.
3. Delgado-Guay MO, Chisholm G, Williams J, Frisbee-Hume S, Ferguson AO, Bruera E. Frequency, intensity, and correlates of spiritual pain in advanced cancer patients assessed in a supportive/palliative care clinic. Palliat Support Care 14(4):1-8, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26481034.
4. Hui D, Kilgore K, Frisbee-Hume S, Park M, Tsao A, Delgado Guay M, Lu C, William W, Pisters K, Eapen G, Fossella F, Amin S, Bruera E. Dexamethasone for Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 52(1):8-16.e1, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27330023.
5. Delgado-Guay MO, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Shin SH, Chisholm G, Williams J, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E. Characteristics and outcomes of patients with advanced cancer evaluated by a palliative care team at an emergency center. A retrospective Study. Support Care Cancer 24(5):2287-95, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26590844.
6. de la Cruz M, Ransing V, Yennu S, Wu J, Liu D, Reddy A, Delgado-Guay M, Bruera E. The Frequency, Characteristics, and Outcomes Among Cancer Patients With Delirium Admitted to an Acute Palliative Care Unit. Oncologist, 2015.
7. Delgado-Guay MO, Ferrer J, Rieber AG, Rhondall W, Tayjasanant S, Ochoa J. Financial Distress and Its Associations With Physical and Emotional Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Advanced Cancer Patients. Oncologist, 2015. PMID: 26205738.
8. Elsayem A, Delgado-Guay M, Bruera E. Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders and Consultants' Willingness to Perform Invasive Procedures. J Pain Symptom Manage 49(6):e2-4, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25827854.
9. Dev R, Hui D, Chisholm G, Delgado-Guay M, Dalal S, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E. Hypermetabolism and symptom burden in advanced cancer patients evaluated in a cachexia clinic. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 6(1):95-98, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26136416.
10. Delgado-Guay MO, Kim YJ, Shin SH, Chisholm G, Williams J, Allo J, Bruera E. Avoidable and unavoidable visits to the emergency department among patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage 49(3):497-504, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25131891.
11. Delgado-Guay MO, Chisholm G, Williams J, Bruera E. The association between religiosity and resuscitation status preference among patients with advanced cancer. Palliat Support Care:1-5. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25739871.
12. Delgado Guay MO, Tanzi S, San Miguel Arregui MT, Chisholm G, De la Cruz MG, de la Cruz M, Bruera E. Characteristics and outcomes of advanced cancer patients who miss outpatient supportive care consult appointments. Support Care Cancer 22(10):2869-74, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24771301.
13. Dev R, Delgado-Guay MO, De La Cruz M, Rhondali W, Hui D, Bruera E. Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Light Therapy in Cancer Patients with Insomnia. Journal of Palliative Care and Medicine, 2014.
14. Dev R, Hui D, Del Fabbro E, Delgado-Guay MO, Sobti N, Dalal S, Bruera E. Association between hypogonadism, symptom burden, and survival in male patients with advanced cancer. Cancer 120(10):1586-1593, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24577665.
15. Yennurajalingam S, Parsons HA, Duarte ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Allo J, Bruera E. Decisional Control Preferences of Hispanic Patients With Advanced Cancer From the United States and Latin America. J Pain Symptom Manage 46(3):376-85, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23182756.
16. Yennurajalingam S, Frisbee-Hume S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Bull J, Phan AT, Tannir MN, Litton JK, Reddy A, Hui D, Dalal S, Massie L, Reddy SK, Bruera E. Reduction of Cancer-related Fatigue with Dexamethasone: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trail in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Clinical Oncology 1(31):3076-82, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
17. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Hui D, De la Cruz MG, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spirituality, Religiosity, and Spiritual Pain Among Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 30(5):455-461, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22952129.
18. Yennurajalingam S, Noguera A, Parsons HA, Torres-Vigil I, Duarte ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. A multicenter survey of Hispanic caregiver preferences for patient decision control in the United States and Latin America. Palliat Med 27(7):692-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23670718.
19. Hui D, de la Cruz M, Thorney S, Parsons HA, Delgado-Guay M, Bruera E. The frequency and correlates of spiritual distress among patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 28(4):264-70, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21057143.
20. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons HA, Govan K, De la Cruz M, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spirituality, religiosity, and spiritual pain in advanced cancer patients. J Pain Symptom Manage 41(6):986-94, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21402459.
21. Delgado-Guay M, Yennurajalingam S, Parsons H, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Association between self-reported sleep disturbance and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 41(5):819-27, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21306864.
22. Parsons HA, de la Cruz MJ, Zhukovsky DS, Hui D, Delgado-Guay MO, Akitoye AE, El Osta B, Palmer L, Palla SL, Bruera E. Characteristics of patients who refuse do-not-resuscitate orders upon admission to an acute palliative care unit in a comprehensive cancer center. Cancer 116(12):3061-3070, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20564412.
23. Elsayem A, Mori M, Parsons HA, Munsell MF, Hui D, Delgado-Guay MO, Paraskevopoulos T, Fadul NA, Bruera E. Predictors of inpatient mortality in an acute palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer 18(1):67-76, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19350282.
24. Delgado-Guay M, Parsons HA, Li Z, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Symptom distress in advanced cancer patients with anxiety and depression in the palliative care setting. Support Care Cancer 17(5):573-9, 2009. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 19005686.
25. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Li Z, Palmer LJ, Bruera E. Symptom distress, interventions, and outcomes of intensive care unit cancer patients referred to a palliative care consult team. Cancer 115(2):437-45, 2009. PMID: 19107768.
26. Parsons HA, Shukkoor A, Quan H, Delgado-Guay MO, Palmer JL, Fainsinger R, Bruera E. Intermittent subcutaneous opioids for the management of cancer pain. J Palliat Med 11(10):1319-24, 2008. PMID: 19115891.
27. Delgado-Guay MO, Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Delirium with severe symptom expression related to hypercalcemia in a patient with advanced cancer: an interdisciplinary approach to treatment. J Pain Symptom Manage 36(4):442-9, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18440772.
28. Parsons HA, Delgado-Guay MO, El Osta B, Chacko R, Poulter V, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Alcoholism screening in patients with advanced cancer: impact on symptom burden and opioid use. J Palliat Med 11(7):964-8, 2008. PMID: 18788955.

Invited Articles

1. Tanco K, Vidal M, Arthur J, Guay M, Hui D, Liu D, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Testing the feasibility of using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) to assess caregiver symptom burden. Palliative Support Care, 2017.
2. Delgado-Guay MO. Spirituality and religiosity in supportive and palliative care. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 8(3):308-13, 2014. PMID: 25029394.
3. Delgado-Guay MO, De La Cruz MG, Epner DE. I Don't Want to Burden my Family: Handling Communication Challenges in Geriatric Oncology. Ann Oncology 24(7):30-35, 2013.
4. Delgado-Guay MO. Efficacy and safety of fentanyl buccal for cancer pain management by administration through a soluble film: an update. Cancer Manag Res 2:303-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21301590.
5. Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Management of pain in the older person with cancer. Part 2: treatment options. Oncology (Williston Park) 22(2):148-52; discussion 152, 155, 160 passim, 2008. PMID: 18409661.

Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications

1. Ahmed N, Pearce S, Delgado-Guay MO, Rianon N, Varas G, Gorman S, Halphen J, Hope O. Geriatric Gems & Palliative Pearls Mobile App University of Texas Medical School at Houston. POGOe, 2012.
2. Ahmed N, Delgado-Guay MO, Gorman S, Halphen J, Pearce S, Varas G. TEXAS Training Excellence in Aging Studies: Geriatric Gems and Palliative Pearls. University of Texas Medical School at Houston. POGOe, 2010.

Abstracts

1. Delgado-Guay MO, Rodriguez Nunez A, Adegboyega O, Newton A, Herandez-Azmitia MG, Hui D, Park M, Bruera E. Characteristics and outcomes of advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute palliative care unit (PCU) with severe dyspnea receiving high flow oxygen (HFO) (Poster Presentation). 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2015.
2. Delgado MO. Advanced cancer patients' priorities regarding wishes at the end of life: A randomized controlled study (Poster Presentation). 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium, 2015.
3. Delgado-Guay MO, De la Cruz V, Hume-Frisbee S, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Fisch M, Bruera E. Advanced cancer patients’ reported priorities regarding wishes at the end of life: A randomized controlled study (Poster Presentation). 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium 33 Supplement, 2015.
4. Delgado-Guay M, Ferrer J, Rieber AG, Rhondali W, Tayjasanant S, Ochoa J, Cantu H, Chisholm G, Williams J, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E. Financial Distress and Its Associations With Physical and Emotional Symptoms and Quality of Life Among Advanced Cancer Patients. Oncologist. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26205738.
5. Delgado-Guay MO, De la Cruz V, Frisbee-Hume S, Williams JL. Advanced cancer patients’ reported priorities regarding wishes at the end of life: A randomized controlled study. (Poster Presentation). 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting 33(15S May 20 Supplement), 2015.
6. Delgado-Guay MO, Shin S, Chisholm G, Wiliams J, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E.. Characteristics and Outcomes of Advanced Cancer Patients (AdCa) Evaluated by a Palliative Care Team (PC) at the Emergency Center (EC). (Poster Presentation). 14th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2015.
7. Torres-Vigil I, Delgado-Guay MO, de la Rosa A, Valenzuela-Silva P, Hernández Becerra B, Bruera E.. Quality of Life, Symptom Burden and Satisfaction with Care among Older Latinos with Advanced Cancer. (Poster Presentation). 14th World of Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2015.
8. Delgado-Guay MO. Outcomes of supportive/palliative care (SPC) for advanced cancer patients (AdCa) in a general public hospital and a comprehensive cancer center. (Poster Presentation). 2014 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium 32(31S November 1 Supplement), 2014.
9. Delgado-Guay MO, Kim YJ, Shin SH. Avoidable and Unavoidable Visits to the Emergency Department among Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care. (Poster Presentation). 2014 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM), 2014.
10. Delgado MO. Financial Distress and It's Association with Physical and Emotional Symptoms and Quality of Life among Advanced Cancer Patients (Poster Presentation). 2014 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2014.
11. Delgado MO. Religiosity and Code Status Preference among Patients with Advanced Cancer, (Poster Presentation). World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2014.
12. Delgado-Guay MO. Spiritual Wellbeing across Cancer Care (Poster Presentation). 2014 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2014.
13. Dev R, Hui D, Del Fabbro E. Association between hypogonadism, symptom burden, and survival in male patients with advanced cancer. (Poster Presentation). 2014 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting 120(10), 2014.
14. Delgado-Guay MO. Frequency, intensity, and correlates of financial distress (FD) among advanced cancer patients (AdCa). (Poster Presentation). 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting 32(15S May 20 Supplement), 2014.
15. Delgado-Guay MO, Shin SH, Chisholm G, Williams J, Allo J, Bruera E. Avoidable and unavoidable visits to the emergency department among advanced cancer patients (AdCa) followed by the supportive care (SCPC) outpatient clinic. 2013 ASCO's Quality Care Symposium 31(31S November 1 Supplement), 2013.
16. Delgado-Guay MO, Tanzi S, San Miguel Arregui MT, Chisholm G, Williams J, Allo J, Bruera E. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of advanced cancer patients referred to outpatient supportive care who missed their appointment (Poster Presentation). 2013 ASCO's Quality Care Symposium 31(15S November 1 Supplement), 2013.
17. Delgado MO. Spirituality among Latino Caregivers of patients with Advanced Cancer. A Qualitative Analysis. (Poster Presentation). 2013 ASCO's Quality Care Symposium, 2013.
18. Delgado MO. Healing Through The Collective Soul: relieving Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Suffering of persons with Advanced Illness and their Caregivers. (Poster Presentation). 2013 ASCO's Quality Care Symposium, 2013.
19. Delgado MO. Is Occupational Therapy Perceived as Beneficial by Palliative Care Patients and their Caregivers?. 2013 Best of ASCO Annual Meeting, 2013.
20. Delgado MO. "The multidisciplinary management of pain of patients with advanced cancer.,". 2013 Best of ASCO Annual Meeting, 2013.
21. Delgado-Guay, MO. Suicidal Attempt in the Palliative Care (PC) Setting: When the Total Pain Interferes with our Existence. An Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Approach to its Management (Poster Presentation). 13th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC), 2013.
22. Delgado-Guay MO. The Association between Past Grief Reactions, Quality of Hospice Care Assessments and Bereaved Caregivers' Perceptions of Parenteral Hydration during the Last Weeks of Life. (Poster Presentation). 13th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC), 2013.
23. Delgado-Guay MO, Tanzi S, San Miguel Arregui MT, Chisholm G, Williams J, Allo J, Bruera E. Characteristics and outcomes of advanced cancer patients referred to outpatient supportive care who missed their appointment. 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting 31(15S May 20 Supplement), 2013.
24. Delgado-Guay MO. Suicidal Attempt in the Palliative Care (PC) Setting: When the Total Pain Interferes with our Existence. An Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Approach to its Management. (Poster Presentation). 2013 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM), 2013.
25. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Dexamethasone (DM) for cancer-related fatigue: A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (Poster Presentation). 2013 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM), 2013.
26. Noguera A, Yennurajalingam S, Torres-Vigil I, Parsons H, Duarte E, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer L, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Decision control preferences, disclosure of information preferences and satisfaction among Hispanic cancer patients. Eur J Palliat Care 131, 2013.
27. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Hui D, de la Cruz MG, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spirituality, Religiosity, and Spiritual Pain Among Caregivers of Patients with Advanced Cancer. 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2012.
28. Yennurajalingam S, Parsons HA, Duarte, ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer, JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Decision Making Preferences of Advanced Cancer Hispanic Patients from the United States and Latin America. (Poster Presentation). 2012 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2012.
29. Yennurajalingam S, Frisbee-Hume S, Delgado-Guay MO. Dexamethasone (DM) for cancer-related fatigue: A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (Poster Presentation). 2008 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2012.
30. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons H, Hui D, De la Cruz M, Thorney S, Bruera E. Quality of Life (QOL) of Advanced Cancer Patients (AdCa) and their Caregivers Expressing Spiritual Pain in the Palliative Care Setting. (Poster Presentation). 2012 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2012.
31. Parsons H, Yennurajalingam S, Duarte E, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer J, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Decision-making preferences of advanced cancer Hispanic patients from the United States and Latin America (Poster Presentation). 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting 30(15S May 20 Supplement), 2012.
32. Yennurajalingam S, Frisbee-Hume S, Delgado-Guay MO. Dexamethasone (DM) for cancer-related fatigue: A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (Poster Presentation). 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting 30(15S May 20 Supplement), 2012.
33. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Bruera E.. The impact of spiritual pain in quality of life (QOL) of advanced cancer patients (ADCA) and their caregivers in the palliative care setting. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2)(S350), 2011.
34. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons H, Hui D, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Bruera E. The impact of Spiritual-Pain in quality of life (QOL) of Advanced Cancer Patients (AdCa) and their caregivers in the Palliative Care Setting (Poster Presentation). 2011 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2011.
35. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spirituality: An expression of inner strength and meaning of life in patients with advanced cancer (ACAP) and their caregivers in the palliative care setting. Eur J Palliat Care 12 Congress of the Association for Palliative Care (Abstracts Book) 250, 2011.
36. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons H, Hui D, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney SM, Bruera E. Spirituality: An expression of inner strength and meaning of life in patients with advanced cancer (ACAP) and their caregivers in the palliative care setting. (Poster Presentation). 12th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2011.
37. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. The Impact of Spirituality, Religiosity, and Spiritual-Pain in coping strategies and quality of life (QOL) of Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients (CACP) in the Palliative Care (PC) Setting (Poster Presentation). 2011 Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care (AAHPM), 2011.
38. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Parsons H, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spiritual Pain as an Expression of Suffering in Advanced Cancer Patients' Caregivers in the Palliative Care Setting. 10th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 24(4):S171, 2010.
39. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Is Occupational Therapy Perceived as Beneficial by Palliative Care Patients and their Caregivers?. 10th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2010.
40. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Spirituality among Latino Caregivers of patients with Advanced Cancer. A Qualitative Analysis. 10th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2010.
41. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Arciniega L, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. The associations between spirituality (S), religiosity (R), and spiritual pain (SP) in patients in advanced cancer patients (AdCa). (Poster Presentation). 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting, 2010.
42. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Domains involved in the expression of spiritual pain in patients with advanced cancer in the palliative care setting. 10th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), 2010.
43. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. The associations between spirituality (S), religiosity (R), and spiritual pain (SP) in advanced cancer patients (AdCa). 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts 28(15S May 20 Supplement), 2010.
44. Delgado-Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De la Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. A preliminary study on the association of spiritual distress and physical and emotional symptoms in advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute palliative care unit (PCU).(Poster Presentation). 2009 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2009.
45. Parsons H, de la cruz M, Delgado-Guay MO. Characteristics of patients who refuse medically appropriate do not resuscitate orders (DNR) upon admission to a palliative care (PC) unit in a comprehensive cancer center. 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition) 27(15S May 20 Supplement), 2009.
46. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons H, Palmer JL, Bruera E.. The association between anxiety, depression, and frequency and intensity of physical symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. (Poster Presentation). 2008 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2008.
47. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Palmer JL, Li Z, Bruera E. Symptom distress, interventions, and outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) cancer patients referred to a palliative care consult team (PCT). (Poster Presentation). 2008 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting, 2008.
48. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons H, Palmer JL, Bruera E.. The association between anxiety, depression, and frequency and intensity of physical symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. (Poster Presentation). 8th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC), 2008.
49. Delgado-Guay MO, Elsayem A, Curry E, Munsel M, Paraskevopoulos T, Calderon B, Parsons H, Bruera E.. Subcutaneous olanzapine for hyperactive or mixed delirium in a comprehensive cancer center. (Poster Presentation). 8th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC)(191), 2008.
50. Parsons H, Delgado-Guay MO, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Alcoholism screening in advanced cancer patients: Impact on symptom burden and opioid use. 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition) 26(15S May 20 Supplement), 2008.
51. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA, Palmer JL, Li Z, Bruera E. Symptom distress, interventions, and outcomes of intensive care unit (ICU) cancer patients referred to a palliative care consult team (PCT). 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition) 26(15S May 20 Supplement), 2008.
52. Elsayem AF, Mori M, Parsons HA, Munsell M, Fadul NA, Hui D, Delgado-Guay MO, Paraskevopoulos T, Bruera E. Factors associated with mortality in an inpatient acute palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer center. 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition) 26(15S May 20 Supplement), 2008.
53. Del Fabbro E, Dalal S, Delgado-Guay MO, Freer G, Bruera E. Secondary vs. primary cachexia in patients with advanced cancer. 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition) 25(18S June 20 Supplement), 2007.
54. Waheed A, Delgado-Guay MO, Ahuja M, Agnihotri P. Poster 74: Relationship of Anemia on Inpatients rehabilitation Outcomes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 86(10):e24-e25, 2005.

Book Chapters

1. Delgado-Guay MO, Tanzi S. End of Therapy: Building the Psychosocial and Spiritual Bridges to Survivorship. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care. 2nd. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group: Florida, 1253-1263, 2015.
2. Delgado-Guay MO. Spiritual Care. In: Textbook of Palliative Care and Supportive Care. 2nd. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group: Florida, 1055-1062, 2015.
3. Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Multidimensional Patient Assessment. In: Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care. 2nd. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group: Florida, 323-340, 2015.
4. Delgado-Guay MO. Spiritual Care. In: The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook. 5th. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, 159-165, 2015.
5. Delgado-Guay MO. Dyspnea. In: The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook. 4th. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, 2014.
6. Delgado-Guay MO. Biliary Obstruction. In: Internal Issues in Palliative Cancer Care, 2013.
7. Delgado-Guay MO. Pancreatitis. In: Internal Medicine Issues in Palliative Cancer Care, 2013.
8. Delgado-Guay MO. Development of Palliative and End of life Care in Latin American. The influence of Spiritual and Religious Beliefs in the Care of Latin America Patients at the End of Life. In: Decisions at the End of Life: A Spiritual Sourcebook, 2012.
9. Delgado-Guay MO, Yennurajalingam S. Sleep Disturbance. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1st. Oxford University Press: New York, 115-126, 2011.
10. Delgado-Guay MO, Yennurajalingam S. Symptom Assessment. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1st. Oxford University Press: New York, 9-21, 2011.
11. Delgado-Guay, MO. Nutrition and comorbidities in patients with cancer. In: Nutrition and the Cancer Patient. 1st. Oxford University Press: USA, 477-487, 2010.
12. Delgado-Guay MO, Wollner D. Managing cancer pain in the elderly. In: Cancer Pain-Assessment and Management. 2nd. Cambridge University Press, 444-454, 2010.
13. Delgado-Guay MO, Parsons HA. Dyspnea. In: The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook. 3rd. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, 81-86, 2009.
14. Delgado-Guay MO, Yennurajalingam. Objective Scoring Systems in the Palliative Setting. In: Esaphageal Tumors: Principles & Practice. 1st. Demos Medical Publishing: New York, 707-714, 2009.

Letters to the Editor

1. Elsayem A, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders and Consultants' Willingness to Perform Invasive Procedures. J Pain Symptom Manage.