Absolute lymphocyte count as a biomarker for best supportive care transition in metastatic breast cancer ...

Correspondence to Dr Harold (Hal) Siden, Department of Pediatrics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; hsiden{at}bcchr.ca Background Q3 conditions are progressive, ...

Background Limited data in our multi-ethnic South East Asian society on the feasibility of advance care planning (ACP) where different cultures have disparate beliefs with regards to death. Aim A ...

Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...

Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...

Background Following on from the tragic events at Grenfell Tower and attending an ECLiHP UK conference presentation entitled ‘Supporting staff through a traumatic event in the workplace’, Clinical and ...

Introduction Geriatric oncology underscores the significance of assessing functional age in guiding medical decisions, endeavouring to delineate practical and efficacious methodologies for evaluating ...

Background Following a number of high profile fires in 2017, most notably Grenfell Tower and Cameron House in Scotland, St Catherine’s Hospice reviewed its fire safety awareness and prevention ...

Background Good referral forms should cover enough key areas to allow effective triage (Donaldson, Carter & Green, 2000) and elicit complete and clear information from referrers (Depasquale & ...

Correspondence to Dr Gemma Clarke, Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Insitute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds School of Medicine, Leeds, Leeds, UK; G.C.Clarke{at}leeds.ac.uk Complete and ...

Objective Fear of cancer recurrence is one of the psychological distresses for patients with cancer and cancer survivors, which poses a physical and psychological threat. There is scant evidence on ...

Background Improving palliative care (PC) is demanding due to the increase in people with PC needs over the next few years. An early identification of PC needs is fundamental in the care approach: it ...