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End-of-life care can be improved
Researchers have evaluated improvements in the end-of-life care in intensive care units (ICU) and have shared their findings in a special supplement to Critical Care Medicine, the journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. view more (2006-11-02)
Dying cancer patients need more information from doctors
Patients suffering from terminal cancer should be given more information by doctors, according to an important new study. "Doctors have difficulty being honest with patients when the news is very bad," says Professor Lesley Fallowfield, director of the Psychosocial Oncology Group, which is funded by Cancer Research UK and located at the University... view more... (2002-07-19)
Palliative care intervention for patients with advanced cancer provides quality of life benefits
Patients with advanced cancer who received a palliative care intervention focused on addressing physical and psychosocial issues and care coordination that was provided at the same time as cancer treatment reported improved quality of life and mood but did not experience a significant change in the number of days in the hospital or the severity of... view more... (2009-08-19)
Study finds improvement in the care of children with cancer at the end of life
Expanded use of palliative care services is associated with enhanced communications between families and caregivers, improved symptoms management, and better quality of life for children dying from cancer, according to study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston. view more (2008-03-31)
Cancer experts call for special care for dying patients in India
The quality of life for people in India with incurable cancer could be improved by simple measures to relieve symptoms, such as pain and depression, through palliative care. The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is, for the first time, organising a special workshop to encourage cancer specialists in India to develop schemes to provide... view more... (2003-01-31)
Place of death shifting for children with complex chronic conditions
It is becoming more common for children with complex chronic conditions to die in their home than in a hospital, although black and Hispanic children with these conditions are less likely to die in their home. view more (2007-06-27)
STUDY LOOKS AT NEEDS OF THOSE ON "DISEASE JOURNEYS"
Member of the research team Dr Scott Murray of the University of Edinburgh's Department of Community Health Sciences said the disease 'journeys' of 25 families with lung cancer and 25 with severe cardiac failure would be followed, through interviews with patients, their relatives and professionals from health and social services. The patients and... view more... (1999-06-21)
Needs of people dying of heart failure not being met
The needs of people dying of heart failure are not being met, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh compared the experiences of 20 people with lung cancer with those of 20 people with advanced heart failure, using interviews every three months for up to one year with patients, their carers, and key... view more... (2002-10-22)
Being told and telling others that the end is near
When physicians have to tell patients that their cancer has progressed beyond the point where treatment is possible, the situation is difficult both for patients and their families and for the doctors themselves. In her dissertation at Linköping University, Maria Freidrichsen elucidates the experiences of the various parties involved in such... view more... (2002-04-22)
Hospice expert tells Beeb about pioneering palliative project
A leading expert in hospice care from Staffordshire University has been featured on an international BBC broadcast to talk about pioneering work involving a British aid team which helped set up palliative care in Russia. Bob Becker, a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at Staffordshire University's School of Health and the Shropshire and Mid-Wales... view more... (2002-01-14)
Why Patients Request Euthanasia or Physician-assisted Suicide (pp 344, 362)
A qualitative study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides a new insight into why patients request euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. Results of the study have implications for both clinicians and policymakers in the controversial issue of end-of-life care. The question of why people desire euthanasia or assisted... view more... (2001-08-01)
Study finds race and ethnicity affect use of hospice services among patients with advanced cancer
Race and ethnicity appear to have an effect on whether a patient with terminal cancer uses hospice care services, according to a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). view more (2009-02-11)
Morphine: a comfort measure for the dying or pain control for the living?
Cancer patients are suffering unnecessarily because they wrongly believe that morphine and other opioids are only used as "comfort for the dying" and as a "last resort" rather than seeing them as legitimate pain killers that can improve their quality of life. view more (2007-12-11)
Avastin effective at delaying brain tumor progression in recurrent disease
The use of Avastin alone to treat a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors showed it was safe and effective at delaying tumor progression, according to a retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. view more (2009-04-07)
INCREASED OPIOID USE AT END OF LIFE DOES NOT SHORTEN SURVIVAL (p 398)
Patients who receive increased doses of opioid at the end of their lives do not have shorter survival than those who receive no increases, concludes a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Public and professional concern that the use of opioids for symptom control might shorten life prompted the study by Nigel Sykes and... view more... (2000-07-26)
Improving Quality Of Death - Terminal Care Should Aim To Preserve Dignity Of Dying Patients (pp 1997, 2026)
Canadian authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the preservation of patients' dignity should be a priority for end-of-life care to minimise the physical and psychological trauma of terminally-ill patients. Little research has been done which addresses the concept of dignity among terminally-ill people. Harvey Max... view more... (2002-12-18)
Insufficient pain relief
Patients often believe that pain is inevitable and that it is necessary as a sign of the state of their disease. Caring staff do not sufficiently explain why pain relief is important and what can be done about its possible side effects. Therefore, too many patients are in too much pain. "Almost all patients in this dissertation had been... view more... (2003-03-25)
Should the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide be changed?
Next month's debate in the House of Lords could begin the process of changing the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. view more (2005-09-23)
Researchers call on cancer charities to administer 'seal of approval' scheme for complementary and alternative cancer websites
Complementary medicine researchers are urging major cancer organisations and other impartial interest groups to investigate websites offering complementary and alternative medical advice on cancer, and to create and administer a 'seal of approval' for their safety and reliability. The call comes after their analysis of 32 English-language websites... view more... (2004-04-12)
Promising new methods of treatment for fatal abdominal tumor
GIST is a soft-parts tumor that occurs in the abdomen but is distinguishable from gastro-intestinal cancer. Previously, surgery has been the only treatment option since this type of tumor does not respond to either chemotherapy or radiation. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University have now shown that the prognosis for... view more... (2003-03-17)
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