Pain intensity and the associated symptoms in a WHO step III opiate therapy during the last 3 days of life were investigated retrospectively among 601 tumor patients who had received medical care from Home Care Berlin. Differences in gender, age, living conditions/care situation and place of ...
Antibiotic use during the last days of life in cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to document infection and to better understand current practice relating to antibiotic use and its effect in terminal cancer p... D Oh,J Kim,D Kim,... - 《European Journal of Cancer Care》 被...
The symptom burden in the last week of life of patients with advanced cancer has not been well characterized. To examine the frequency, intensity, and predictors for symptoms in the last seven days of life among patients who were able to communicate and died in an acute palliative care unit ...
Background:Although many Japanese patients wish to take a bath in their last days, the safety of bathing for patients with a prognosis of a few days is not known.Objective:To examine whether taking a bath affects the survival of advanced cancer patients with prognoses of a few days.Design:...
OBJECTIVES: To analyze medical expenses by cancer site and survival time among cancer patients in their last year of life. METHOD: The study subjects were 45, 394 people that had died of cancers in 2002, were registered by the Korea Central Cancer Registry and received National Health Insurance...
The symptom burden in the last week of life of patients with advanced cancer has not been well characterized. Objectives To examine the frequency, intensity, and predictors for symptoms in the last seven days of life among patients who were able to communicate and died in an acute palliative ...
This is compared to 20% ofcancer patientsdying in acute care in the Netherlands, 50% in Canada, 53% in Austria, 56% in Switzerland and 63% in Taiwan—percentages that reflect factors such as availability of palliative care. Professor Mitchell says in Australia, particularly in regional areas,...
Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease, with 295,000 new patients and 185,000 deaths each year, worldwide5. The relative 5-year survival rate is 47% and has not apparently increased in the last 40 years. Debulking surgery with platinum-combination chemotherapy is usually administered to patient...
The hospital where Zhou works received 14,000 cancer patients last year, 40 percent of whom adopted targeted therapies. Currently, most tertiary referral hospitals in China can offer such services. China has long been mired in the fight against cancer. A report published by the National Cancer ...
Hence, this is a good addition for cancer patients as it can be incorporated into their diet. Adaptogenic Herbs Adaptogens can help cancer patients maintain mental clarity and energy levels while undergoing treatment. Therefore, the support they need will be provided. Research on memory, learning,...