Related Articles Palliative care and spiritual well-being in lung cancer patients and family caregivers. Psychooncology. 2016 Dec;25(12):1448-1455 Authors: Sun V, Kim JY, Irish TL, Borneman T, Sidhu RK, Klein L, Ferrell B Abstract BACKGROUND: Spiritual well-being is an important dimension of quality of life (QOL) and is a core component of quality oncology and palliative care. In this analysis, we aimed to describe spiritual well-being outcomes in a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported Program Project that tested the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary palliative care intervention in lung cancer patients and their family caregivers (FCGs). METHODS: Patients undergoing treatments for NSCLC and…
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Related Articles Two case reports on Mandibular metastases. Ghana Med J. 2018 Sep;52(3):168-172 Authors: Adewale AO, Mofoluwake LA, Olamide OT, Yussuf SA Abstract Metastatic tumours of the oral cavity are not common. The most common site for bone metastases in the head and neck region is the mandible. Metastatic lesion of the mandible most commonly originate from the lungs in men and breast in women, and these lesions (or tumours) usually are carcinomas rather than sarcomas. We report two cases of metastatic lesions in the mandible: (1) A 19year old male with right mandibular swelling and a nodular swelling in…
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Related Articles Cervical Esophago-Gastric Tubes for Patients with Malignant Ascites. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 Jan;21(1):199-201 Authors: Liang DH, Kim MP, Chan EY, Gaur P Abstract Patients with chronic small bowel obstruction and malignant ascites from diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis have limited options for gastrointestinal decompression as part of end-of-life palliation. Insertion of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube is relatively contraindicated in patients with ascites. Alternatively, nasogastric tube placement often leads to significant discomfort to patients and necessitates hospitalization during their last days of life. Here, we demonstrate how placing a percutaneous cervical esophago-gastric tube can allow adequate gastrointestinal decompression for terminal patients…
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