Related Articles Personal reflections on compassionate practice toward relatives. Palliat Support Care. 2017 Aug;15(4):506-508 Authors: Hofmeyer A, Lynn SJ PMID: 27804903 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles A systematic review of the effectiveness of palliative interventions to treat rectal tenesmus in cancer. Palliat Med. 2017 Dec;31(10):975-981 Authors: Ní Laoire Á, Fettes L, Murtagh FE Abstract BACKGROUND: Rectal tenesmus is a distressing symptom in patients with advanced cancer and challenging to treat. There is lack of consensus on the appropriate management of tenesmus in this patient population. AIM: To identify and examine the effectiveness of interventions to palliate rectal tenesmus caused by advanced cancer when surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy are no longer treatment options. DESIGN: A systematic review of the literature following standard systematic review methodology…
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Related Articles Interventions for healthcare professionals, organizations and patients to enhance quality of life for people diagnosed with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2017 Mar;15(3):840-852 Authors: Cowley A, Bath-Hextall F, Cooper J Abstract BACKGROUND: Esophagogastric (EG) cancer is the fifth most common malignancy, and its incidence is increasing. The disease is fast paced, and five-year survival rates are poor. Treatment with palliative intent is provided for the majority of patients but there remains a lack of empirical evidence into the most effective service models to support EG cancer patients. OBJECTIVES: The overall objective…
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Related Articles Reirradiation + hyperthermia for recurrent breast cancer en cuirasse. Strahlenther Onkol. 2018 03;194(3):206-214 Authors: Oldenborg S, Rasch CRN, van Os R, Kusumanto YH, Oei BS, Venselaar JL, Heymans MW, Zum Vörde Sive Vörding PJ, Crezee H, van Tienhoven G Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with irresectable locoregional recurrent breast cancer en cuirasse (BCEC) do not have effective curative treatment options. Hyperthermia, the elevation of tumor temperature to 40-45 °C, is a well-established radio- and chemotherapy sensitizer. A total of 196 patients were treated with reirradiation and hyperthermia (reRT+HT) at two Dutch institutes from 1982-2005. The palliative effect was evaluated in terms of…
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Related Articles Integration of a Palliative Care Intervention into Community Practice for Lung Cancer: A Study Protocol and Lessons Learned with Implementation. J Palliat Med. 2017 Dec;20(12):1327-1337 Authors: Nguyen HQ, Cuyegkeng T, Phung TO, Jahn K, Borneman T, Macias M, Ruel N, Ferrell BR Abstract BACKGROUND: A notable gap in the evidence base for outpatient palliative care (PC) for cancer is that most trials were conducted in specialized oncology or academic centers with limited translation and further evaluation in «real-world» settings. Health systems are desperate for guidance regarding the most effective and sustainable PC service models. OBJECTIVE: Describe the study…
Origen: Integration of a Palliative Care Intervention into Community Practice for Lung Cancer: A Study Protocol and Lessons Learned with Implementation. – PubMed