Related Articles Patient participation in palliative care decisions: An ethnographic discourse analysis. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2016;11:32438 Authors: Bélanger E, Rodríguez C, Groleau D, Légaré F, MacDonald ME, Marchand R Abstract The participation of patients in making decisions about their care is especially important towards the end of life because palliative care decisions involve extensive uncertainty and are heavily influenced by personal values. Yet, there is a scarcity of studies directly observing clinical interactions between palliative patients and their health care providers. In this study, we aimed to understand how patient participation in palliative care decisions is constructed…
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Related Articles Use of Radiation Therapy Within the Last Year of Life Among Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 05 01;101(1):21-29 Authors: Tseng YD, Gouwens NW, Lo SS, Halasz LM, Spady P, Mezheritsky I, Loggers E Abstract PURPOSE: We examined radiation therapy (RT) use within the last year of life (LYOL). As palliative RT (PRT) has been well studied in patients with ≥6-week life expectancies, we hypothesized that PRT use would be constant over the LYOL, except for the last 30 days, when use would decline given lack of prospective data supporting it. MATERIALS AND METHODS: At a…
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Related Articles Palliative resection of the primary tumor is associated with improved overall survival in incurable stage IV colorectal cancer: A nationwide population-based propensity-score adjusted study in the Netherlands. Int J Cancer. 2016 Nov 01;139(9):2082-94 Authors: ‘t Lam-Boer J, Van der Geest LG, Verhoef C, Elferink ME, Koopman M, de Wilt JH Abstract As the value of palliative primary tumor resection in stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) is still under debate, the purpose of this population-based study was to investigate if palliative primary tumor resection as the initial treatment after diagnosis was associated with improved overall survival. All patients with…
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Related Articles Hypothalamic-Pituitary and Growth Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 08 01;103(8):2761-2784 Authors: Sklar CA, Antal Z, Chemaitilly W, Cohen LE, Follin C, Meacham LR, Murad MH Abstract Objective: To formulate clinical practice guidelines for the endocrine treatment of hypothalamic-pituitary and growth disorders in survivors of childhood cancer. Participants: An Endocrine Society-appointed guideline writing committee of six medical experts and a methodologist. Conclusions: Due to remarkable improvements in childhood cancer treatment and supportive care during the past several decades, 5-year survival rates for childhood cancer currently are >80%.…
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