News tagged with palliative care
Palliative care's promise, concerns
What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick? Let's say this elixir were found to decrease the pain and nausea of cancer patients, improve ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Experts in pediatric palliative care to discuss challenges in this emerging field
When children are facing a life-threatening illness, bringing in palliative medicine specialists can help both the child and family improve the child's quality of life, for however long he or she lives.
Oct 15, 2011 |
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Most cancer physicians reach out to bereaved family, caregivers
While the majority (70 percent) of surveyed cancer care physicians initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, over two-thirds do not feel they have received adequate training ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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New score can tell doctors how long cancer patients have left to live
A new scoring system can more reliably predict whether patients with advanced cancer are likely to survive for "days", "weeks" or "months" finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Georgia hospitals lag in palliative care for the seriously ill, study finds
Hospitals across the nation are increasingly implementing palliative care programs to help patients manage the physical and emotional burdens of serious illnesses, but a new University of Georgia study finds that 82 percent ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Major palliative care funding review published
A team from the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London, partnered with South West Public Health Observatory and Whole Systems Partnership, has made a major contribution to the Palliative Care Funding Review ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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palliative care patients benefit from unique music therapy project, study finds
As people face a terminal illness and are confined to a hospital bed or hospice room, music can provide a great source of solace. North American healthcare professionals have increasingly recognized the benefits of music ...
May 10, 2011 |
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FATE results prove to be useful in end-of-life care
Though there have been significant improvements in the treatment of head and neck cancer, there is still a lack of data on the experience of end of life care for head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study published ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Innovative program sheds light on benefits of early palliative care
When faced with a long-term illness, patients often retreat or are left feeling hopeless, a response that can negatively impact one's prognosis and impair their quality of life. When coping measures are offered however, ...
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Europe-wide survey reveals priorities for end-of-life care
A survey of over 9,000 people in seven different countries across Europe has shown that the majority would want to improve the quality of life in the time they had left, rather than extend it. The survey reveals attitudes ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Few studies delve into hospice care in nursing homes
A new evidence review finds that there’s scant high-quality research on the best comprehensive strategies for nursing homes hoping to ease the suffering of older patients through hospice care.
Mar 18, 2011 |
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More candor urged in care of dying cancer patients
(AP) -- Patients don't want to hear that they're dying and doctors don't want to tell them. But new guidance for the nation's cancer specialists says they should be upfront and do it far sooner.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Navigating the spheres of assisted death
The issues of assisted death and palliative care in Canada should be discussed in the context of human rights, states a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Exposure to death and dying can have a positive impact
Exposure to death and dying does not negatively affect palliative and hospice care professionals and can actually have positive benefits, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Dec 06, 2010 |
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New research shows disparities in hospice enrollment are not likely related to access
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that 98 percent of the U.S. population lives in communities within 60 minutes of a hospice provider, suggesting that disparities in use of hospice are not likely due ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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