Timely palliative care: personalizing the process of referral

D Hui, Y Heung, E Bruera - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Timely palliative care is palliative care personalized based on patients'
needs and delivered at the optimal time and setting. It involves a systematic process to …

[HTML][HTML] European Head and Neck Society recommendations for head and neck cancer survivorship care

I Verdonck-de Leeuw, C Dawson, L Licitra, JG Eriksen… - Oral Oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Survivors of head and neck cancer can experience long-term consequences of the cancer
and subsequent treatments even after the cancer has resolved. Increasingly clinicians are …

[HTML][HTML] Care of the adult cancer patient at the end of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines

GB Crawford, T Dzierżanowski, K Hauser, P Larkin… - ESMO open, 2021 - Elsevier
In palliative care (PC), the term 'end of life'(EoL) is commonly used but inconsistently
defined. 1 This European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guideline …

Effect of regular, low-dose, extended-release morphine on chronic breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the BEAMS randomized clinical trial

M Ekström, D Ferreira, S Chang, S Louw, MJ Johnson… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Chronic breathlessness is common in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Regular, low-dose, extended-release morphine may relieve …

Closing the gap between inpatient and outpatient settings: Integrating pulmonary rehabilitation and technological advances in the comprehensive management of frail …

L Lippi, F D'Abrosca, A Folli, A Dal Molin… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a well-established intervention supported by strong
evidence that is used to treat patients affected by chronic respiratory diseases. However …

Financial burden of drugs prescribed for cancer-associated symptoms

A Gupta, L Nshuti, US Grewal, R Sedhom… - JCO Oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: The financial toxicity of anticancer drugs is well-documented, but little is known
about the costs of drugs used to manage cancer-associated symptoms. METHODS: We …

Systematic review of the literature on the occurrence and characteristics of dyspnea in oncology patients

J Shin, K Kober, ML Wong, P Yates… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Dyspnea is a common and distressing symptom for oncology patients.
However, dyspnea is not well-characterized and often underestimated by clinicians. This …

Delivering palliative and supportive care for older adults with cancer: interactions between palliative medicine and geriatrics

A Castelo-Loureiro, A Perez-de-Acha, AC Torres-Perez… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Advanced cancer represents the most common reason for needing
palliative care among older adults worldwide. Unfortunately, older adults face several …

Effect of dexamethasone on dyspnoea in patients with cancer (ABCD): a parallel-group, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

D Hui, V Puac, Z Shelal, R Dev, SK Hanneman… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Systemic corticosteroids are commonly prescribed for palliation of dyspnoea in
patients with cancer, despite scarce evidence to support their use. We aimed to assess the …

Principles of Palliative and Supportive Care in Pancreatic Cancer: A Review

R Mazur, J Trna - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is well known for its poor survival time. Clinical
symptoms are painless jaundice or abdominal or back pain. Less specific symptoms often …