Correspondence to Dr Diana Leh Ching Ng, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia; nlcdiana{at}unimas.my Objectives Cancer ...
Objectives There is limited evidence of the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on deaths of all patients known to a hospice in a 2.5-year ...
Introduction The rising global prevalence of cancer reveals significant regional disparities in palliative care adoption. While some countries have incorporated palliative care into their systems, ...
Correspondence to Dr Min Yan, Department of Breast Disease, Henan Breast Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China; ...
Correspondence to Dr Margred Capel, George Thomas Hospice Care, Ty George Thomas, Whitchurch hospital Grounds, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 7BQ, UK; Margred.capel{at}gthc.org.uk Objectives The ...
PaSo paracetamol with strong opioids trial: paracetamol versus placebo in conjunction with strong opioids for cancer pain—a pilot randomised placebo-controlled withdrawal trial ...
Objective The quality of end-of-life (EOL) care in acute hospitals is variable and interventions to improve this care, such as EOL care pathways, are not always used. The underlying reasons for this ...
Dear Editor, We read with great interest the review entitled, “Clinician responses to legal requests for hastened death: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research",1 published in ...
Background Lung cancer is the most common cancer and smoking is the principal cause. Due to poor survival rates, symptom palliation and promotion of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are primary ...
Background Pastoral care in an acute hospital setting necessarily includes some bereavement support for families of patients who die. Termed universal bereavement support, an important component of ...
Background Cancers of the digestive system can be associated with disturbing and disabling symptoms, which can contribute to a negative psychological pressure on patients. Aim To investigate the ...
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic progressive condition with high symptom-burden, accounting for one death every 20 minutes in England and Wales. Patient-centred ...
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