Related Articles Systemic therapy in the management of recurrent or metastatic salivary duct carcinoma: A systematic review. Cancer Treat Rev. 2020 Sep;89:102069 Authors: Uijen MJM, Lassche G, van Engen-van Grunsven ACH, Tada Y, Verhaegh GW, Schalken JA, Driessen CML, van Herpen CML Abstract BACKGROUND: Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is an aggressive subtype of salivary gland cancer. Approximately half of SDC patients will develop recurrences or metastases. Therapeutic palliative therapy is therefore often needed. The majority of SDC tumors expresses the androgen receptor (AR) and one-third expresses human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), both are potential therapeutic targets. The aim…
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Related Articles Patients’ experiences of using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale for a person-centered care: A qualitative study in the specialized palliative home-care context. Nurs Inq. 2019 10;26(4):e12297 Authors: Högberg C, Alvariza A, Beck I Abstract The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) during specialized palliative home care. The study adopted a qualitative approach with an interpretive descriptive design. Interviews were performed with 10 patients, of whom a majority were diagnosed with incurable cancer. Our findings suggest that the use of IPOS as a basis for conversation…
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Related Articles [The option of non-treatment as part of end-of-life care]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2019 05 31;163: Authors: Hendriksen G, van Delden JJM Abstract In this article we describe the story of a patient who died aged 63 as a result of pancreatic cancer. In the 14 weeks between diagnosis and passing away, at no point was it discussed whether treatment was in the patient’s interest at such an advanced stage of the disease. The topic of death was not broached either. We wish to encourage doctors to consider a treatment option that seems to be a delicate topic of…
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Related Articles Receiving the home care service offered by certified care workers prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death: observational research using an instrumental variable method from Japan. BMJ Open. 2019 08 27;9(8):e026238 Authors: Abe K, Miyawaki A, Kobayashi Y, Noguchi H, Takahashi H, Tamiya N Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between receiving the certified care workers’ home care service, which is provided by non-medical professionals prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death. DESIGN: Observational research using the full-time translated number of certified care workers providing home care service…
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Related Articles Polypharmacy and medication errors on admission to palliative care. Pol Arch Intern Med. 2019 10 30;129(10):659-666 Authors: Grądalski T Abstract INTRODUCTION: Many patients at the end of their life are treated with multiple medications while some of the drugs may no longer be beneficial and should be reduced. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess polypharmacy, overprescribing, and the incidence of presumable pharmacological errors at referral to palliative care. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Current treatment in consecutive patients was analyzed based on the clinical judgment of a palliative care specialist on the first appointment. The number of…
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