Anticancer therapies in specialized palliative care—a multicenter survey (HOPE project)

In conclusion, this study shows that the use of ACT refers to a distinguishable subgroup of palliative care patients in distinct institutions and is therefore more than a mere expansion of the therapeutic (pharmacologic) spectrum in palliative care. The continuing debate about integrating ACT into palliative care concepts and about early integration of palliative care into oncology has now gained new arguments.

abstract: Quantity, Design, and Scope of the Palliative Oncology Literature

"...Comparing 2004 with 2009, we found an increase in the proportion of original studies among all palliative oncology publications but no significant difference in study design or research topic. We identified significant deficiencies in the quantity, design, and scope of the palliative oncology literature...."

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

Cochrane Collaboration review: Palliative surgery versus medical management for bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer - Review

CONCLUSIONS:

We found only low quality evidence comparing palliative surgery and medical management for bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer. Therefore we are unable to reach definite conclusions about the relative benefits and harms of the two forms of treatment, or to identify sub-groups of women who are likely to benefit from one treatment or the other. However, there is weak evidence in support of surgical management to prolong survival.

Hospice enrollment for terminally ill patients with gynecologic malignancies: Impact on outcomes and interventions

CONCLUSIONS: While retrospective reviews evaluating hospice are challenging, our data suggest no detrimental impact on survival for hospice patients (vs non hospice). Continued evaluation for patients at the end-of-life is necessary in order to optimize resource utilization.

Topics – Lack of Appetite and Loss of Weight – Canadian Virtual Hospice

Lack of Appetite and Loss of Weight

When Advanced Cancer Patients Won’t Eat: Family Member Responses

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Intraperitoneal VEGF Inhibition Using Bevacizumab: A Potential Approach for the Symptomatic Treatment of Malignant Ascites? -- The Oncologist

"Despite the very strong preclinical evidence for an obligatory role of VEGF in the formation of malignant ascites and for a possible therapeutic efficacy of anti-VEGF therapies in the setting of malignant effusions, there are currently no reports from clinical studies addressing this point in cancer patients..........To date, only very few patients with malignant ascites have received i.p. bevacizumab and, therefore, this route of administration as well as this particular patient population need to be examined stringently regarding the safety of the treatment. However, we believe that i.p. application might be the route of choice in this particular setting."

Palliating delirium in patients with cancer

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