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Background In oncology, early palliative care enhances quality of life and may increase survival; yet, because of resource limitations and overestimation of prognosis, referrals frequently happen late ...
Objective This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting nutrition and weight loss in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and investigate the effect of nurse-led ...
Drug licensing in veterinary euthanasia and assisted suicide in humans: a regulatory double standard
In the United Kingdom (UK), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)1 serves as the principal medicines regulatory authority, operating under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 ...
Objectives To compare the incidence of febrile neutropenia (FN) and chemotherapy delays (CD) due to neutropenia in chemotherapy cycles in which pegfilgrastim (PGF) was administered on the same day (D0 ...
3 Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore Correspondence to Grace Meijuan Yang, Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer ...
Objectives To assess the feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of psilocybin-assisted therapy (PAT) for demoralisation in terminally ill patients receiving home hospice care. Methods In this ...
Background Children’s hospices have been central to providing care for children with complex and palliative care needs in the UK since the first children’s hospice opened in Oxford in 1982. Since then ...
A 70–80 year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, advanced heart failure and chronic kidney disease is admitted with worsening shortness of breath. Over several days, his kidney function ...
Introduction Care homes play a significant role in caring for older adults at the end of their lives. Residents often have multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), complex care needs, and unpredictable ...
Introduction Dementia is one of the leading cause of death in England and Wales (ONS 2023). In partnership with Dementia UK, the Admiral Nursing service aims to provide optimal palliative and ...
Background Enhanced Supportive Care (ESC) delivers multi-professional and proactive support for people with treatable but not curable cancer by addressing physical, psychological and social needs ...
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