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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Patients with cancer experience significantly more pain and confusion as death approaches. Severe pain is common; more than one-quarter of patients with cancer experience serious pain 3 to 6 months before death and more than 40% were in serious pain during their last 3 days of life. However,...
We conducted a study on the effect of location on survival. The patients' physical conditions and symptoms at the time treatment and care started at home or in a palliative care ward, symptoms until death, and received treatment and care were considered. Results showed that the survival time ...
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This cancer is mainly diagnosed at late stages as women patients do not experience prominent symptoms. Genomic studies have revealed that in cervical cancer PI3K signaling pathway is mainly deregulated. This pathway plays a key role in cell proliferation, metabolism, survival, and migration of can...
[22]. Immunotherapy possesses potential efficacy irrespective of the histology and driver mutational status, leading to sustained remission, especially for those patients who exhibit a response [23]. The goal of cancer immunotherapy is to elicit (or re-elicit) a cellular immune response, especially ...
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“We tell patients that if they have symptoms that do not get better after a few weeks, they should visit a doctor,” Kamal said. “It doesn’t mean the diagnosis will be cancer, however.” Ad Feedback Cases rise in younger people ...