Cheng BT, et al. - Analyzing data from the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey, researchers investigated patterns of beliefs, socio-demographic differences, and the influence of information source on perceptions of palliative care (PC). Adults who self-identified as knowledgeable about PC were examined for the prevalence of perceptions. At least one documented misperception was perceived by 6 in every 10 American adults knowledgeable about PC, with differential beliefs by socio-demographic groups. Automatic thought of death when thinking about PC was perceived by 42.5%, and equation of PC with hospice care was perceived by 31.7%. PC was perceived as incompatible with curative medical therapy by lower proportions: 15.1% thought PC means giving up, and 14.5% thought PC requires the discontinuation of other treatments. Age, race, educational attainment, income, and marital status seemed to influence perceptions. In adjusted models, no relation of the source of PC information to differences in PC perception was identified.