2 Department of Applied Linguistics and English Language, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Objective To compare the frequencies with which patients with cancer and health professionals use ...

Background New technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), supported by novel ways of linking and analysing data, are transforming the way that healthcare data is analysed. AI is increasingly ...

Aim To understand patients' perspectives on how a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness was first communicated to them. Study design In-depth qualitative interviews with 50 people ranging in age from ...

Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9PJ, ...

We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with haemoptysis due to a mycotic thoracic aneurysm, with probable fistulation into the lung and oesophagus. Continuous subcutaneous tranexamic acid was ...

Objectives Hospital admission (HA) in cancer history is a common, repeated and frequently unplanned event. The emergency departments (EDs) and the oncological outpatient service (OOS) are the ordinary ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of pegfilgrastim administered on the day of chemotherapy completion (same day) versus at least 1 day after chemotherapy (next day). Methods We ...

Background Pain is the most common presenting symptom of patients referred to palliative services. The effective management of pain is therefore paramount to any palliative service. The SOCRATES ...

Background Compassion can be defined as the sensitivity to distress of self and others with a commitment to try and do something about it and prevent it. Compassionate care can positively influence ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of short subcutaneous infusions (SSCIs) for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of SSCIs in a single ...

Background Communication about the end of life is especially important in the family context, as patients and their families are considered as the care unit in palliative care. Open end-of-life ...

Correspondence to Dr Shingen Nakamura, Department of Community Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan; ...