Related Articles Intractable Neck Pain in an Oncologic Palliative Care Setting: Is Cancer Always the Answer? J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2017 Mar;31(1):43-44 Authors: Delfine V, Bernasconi E, Bardelli D, Spataro V, Fusi-Schmidhauser T Abstract Refractory pain is a common manifestation in an oncologic palliative care setting and represents a major challenge for health care professionals involved in care provision. The underlying neoplasm and its dissemination are the foremost pathophysiologic mechanism for the development of pain in patients with advanced cancer. Nonetheless, other etiologies such as trauma and infections need to be considered by clinicians in this particular care setting.…
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Related Articles Postoperative heart failure after stage 1 palliative surgery for single ventricle cardiac disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jun;40(5):943-949 Authors: Foulks MG, Meyer RML, Gold JI, Herrington CS, Kallin K, Menteer J Abstract Outcomes for patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease (SV-CHD) continue to improve over time. However, the prognosis for patients who develop heart failure immediately after surgery is poorly understood. We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study of patients with SV-CHD, who suffered postoperative heart failure. Of 1038 cardiac surgeries performed on 621 SV-CHD patients between 2004 and 2010, 125 patients met inclusion criteria, including non-septatable anatomy,…
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Related Articles Cancer patients hospitalised in the last week of life risk insufficient care quality – a population-based study from the Swedish Register of Palliative Care. Acta Oncol. 2019 Apr;58(4):432-438 Authors: Elmstedt S, Mogensen H, Hallmans DE, Tavelin B, Lundström S, Lindskog M Abstract BACKGROUND: One-quarter of all cancer deaths in Sweden occur in hospitals. If the place of death affects the quality of end-of-life (EOL) is largely unknown. METHODS: This population-based, retrospective study included all adults cancer deaths reported to the Swedish Register of Palliative Care in 2011-2013 (N = 41,729). Hospital deaths were compared to deaths occurring in general or…
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Related Articles AFP-producing adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: report of a case with atypical immunohistochemical findings responding to palliative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT regime). Z Gastroenterol. 2016 Oct;54(10):1147-1150 Authors: Häussler U, Bitzer M, Bösmüller H, Clasen S, Götz M, Malek NP, Plentz RR Abstract AFP-producing adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction are rare tumor diseases. These tumors show an aggressive behavior characterized by early occurrence of liver metastases and mimic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A general recommendation for palliative therapy is not established for these special tumors.Here we report about a 61-year-old man with multiple liver metastases…
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Related Articles Experiences of Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer in Australia. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018 06;7(3):315-325 Authors: White V, Skaczkowski G, Thompson K, Bibby H, Coory M, Pinkerton R, Nicholls W, Orme LM, Conyers R, Phillips MB, Osborn M, Harrup R, Anazodo A Abstract PURPOSE: To examine the care experiences of Australian Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with cancer during a period when youth cancer services (YCS) were developing across the country. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-report survey completed by 207 recently diagnosed AYAs with cancer, recruited from the population-based cancer registries of Australia’s two most…
Origen: Experiences of Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer in Australia. – PubMed