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Showing posts with label end of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label end of life. Show all posts
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Massachusetts Moves to Require End-of-Life Talks

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Mass. Moves to Require End-of-Life Talks : WBUR radio and Kaiser Health News report that the Massachusetts Senate has quietly approved a me...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

paywalled: Psychological Distress of the Bereaved Seeking Medical Counseling at a Cancer Center

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 Blogger's Note/Opinion: the abstract is one of a few which is written in plain english and with an empathetic 'tone' both of w...
Monday, April 23, 2012

abstract: End-of-life preferences in advanced cancer patients willing to discuss issues surrounding their terminal condition

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End-of-life preferences in advanced cancer patients willing to discuss issues surrounding their terminal condition Abstract:  T...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

book review: The Caregiver's Bookshelf: Dying by Degrees - NYTimes.com

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The Caregiver's Bookshelf: Dying by Degrees - NYTimes.com     The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: Dying by Degrees By PAULA SPAN   Ira ...
Friday, March 09, 2012

open access: Medscape - How Would Physicians Die?

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How Would Physicians Die? "How do doctors prefer to die? This question was addressed in a recent article on the Website zocalopublic...

Weighing the Chances at Life's End - NYTimes.com

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Weighing the Chances at Life's End - NYTimes.com "........But the grimmer the prognosis, the more inaccurate and more optimisti...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

abstract: Palliative Chemotherapy for Malignant Ascites Secondary to Ovarian Cancer

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Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2012 Palliative Chemotherapy for Malignant Ascites Secondary to Ovarian Cancer. Source College of Oste...
Monday, February 06, 2012

Loved Ones Obtain Various Information About the Progression of the Patient’s Cancer Disease Which is Important for Their Understanding and Preparation

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Blogger's Note: no access; see below Patient Access Access for ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Association Between a Name Change from Palliative to Supportive Care and the Timing of Patient Referrals -- The Oncologist

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"....B ecause of the nature of our institution as a comprehensive cancer center with a large patient volume, the results might not b...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Comments | Decisions at the end of life: have we come of age? full free access - open for commentary

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Decisions at the end of life: have we come of age? Linda Emanuel and Karen Glasser Scandrett BMC Medicine 2010, 8 : 57 doi:10....
Saturday, October 02, 2010

Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic Review of Ethical Decision Making With End-of-Life Care

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Friday, September 10, 2010

End of life 'quality' index | Open Medicine Blog The Quality of Death: Ranking end-of-life care across the world 2010 The Economist Intelligence Unit

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".... Advancements in healthcare have been responsible for the most significant quality-of-life gains in the recent past: that humans ...
Thursday, September 09, 2010

The Care Strategy for Families of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Who Become Unable to Take Nourishment Orally: Recommendations from a Nationwide Survey of Bereaved Family Members' Experiences

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Practical Ethics: Religion makes a difference to end-of-life decisions

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The understanding of spirituality and the potential role of spiritual care in end-of-life and palliative care: a meta-study of qualitative research — Palliat Med

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Abstract Spirituality and spiritual care are gaining increasing attention but their potential contribution to palliative care remains uncl...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

End of life 'quality' index | Open Medicine Blog

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

ASCO: Continuity of care for cancer patients at the end of life (EoL). -- Bascioni et al. 28 (15): 6145 -- ASCO Meeting Abstracts

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Conclusion: Continuity of care at the EoL is a priority issue for the families of cancer pts. The daily routine of palliative care and hosp...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

NCI Cancer Bulletin: Training Providers and Patients to Talk about End-of-Life Care

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Why do patients with cancer visit the emergency department near the end of life? - CMAJ

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Note : full access (pdf) "Between 2002 and 2005 in Ontario, 91 561 patients died of cancer and were included in our cohort." ...