Related Articles Provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to adjuvant endocrine therapy-related symptom management. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Dec;25(12):3723-3731 Authors: Samuel CA, Turner K, Donovan HAS, Beckjord E, Cardy A, Dew MA, van Londen GJ Abstract PURPOSE: Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) utilization is linked to improved clinical outcomes among breast cancer survivors (BCS); yet, AET adherence rates remain suboptimal. Little is known about provider perspectives regarding barriers and facilitators to AET-related symptom management (SM). In this study, we examined provider perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to AET-related SM among BCS and opportunities for improvement. METHODS: We conducted three focus…
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Related Articles Responding to Patient Requests for Hastened Death: Physician Aid in Dying and the Clinical Oncologist. J Oncol Pract. 2017 Oct;13(10):693-699 Authors: Spence RA, Blanke CD, Keating TJ, Taylor LP Abstract Physician aid in dying (PAD) or assisted suicide is becoming legal in more US jurisdictions. Meanwhile, the needs of terminally ill patients with cancer are receiving greater attention, including the integration of palliative care into oncology practice. This article highlights a case vignette of a patient with advanced cancer who requests PAD from her oncologist, as a backdrop to help the practicing oncologist examine his or her moral…
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Related Articles Retrospective analysis of pharmacist interventions in an ambulatory palliative care practice. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2016 Dec;22(6):757-765 Authors: Ma JD, Tran V, Chan C, Mitchell WM, Atayee RS Abstract BACKGROUND: We have previously reported the development of an outpatient palliative care practice under pharmacist-physician collaboration. The Doris A. Howell Service at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center includes two pharmacists who participate in a transdisciplinary clinic and provide follow-up care to patients. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated pharmacist interventions and patient outcomes of a pharmacist-led outpatient palliative care practice. METHODS: This was a retrospective data analysis…
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Related Articles ‘Dignity therapy’, a promising intervention in palliative care: A comprehensive systematic literature review. Palliat Med. 2017 Jun;31(6):492-509 Authors: Martínez M, Arantzamendi M, Belar A, Carrasco JM, Carvajal A, Rullán M, Centeno C Abstract BACKGROUND: Dignity therapy is psychotherapy to relieve psychological and existential distress in patients at the end of life. Little is known about its effect. AIM: To analyse the outcomes of dignity therapy in patients with advanced life-threatening diseases. DESIGN: Systematic review was conducted. Three authors extracted data of the articles and evaluated quality using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Data were synthesized, considering study objectives. DATA…
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Related Articles The choose of different surgical therapies of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A single-center retrospective case-control study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Feb;97(8):e0033 Authors: Chen KF, Tang YY, Wang R, Fang D, Chen JH, Zeng Y, Li B, Wen TF, Wang WT, Wu H, Xu MQ, Yang JY, Wei YG, Huang JW, Li JX, Zhang HZ, Feng X, Yan LN, Chen ZY Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate different surgical therapies for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in different clinical stages.We analyze the clinical data of 115 patients who received surgical treatment in West China Hospital from January 2004 to June…
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