Vol 4, No 1 (January 15, 2015): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Palliative care: from medicine to surgery, from adults to children, and from calls to action to community approaches to advanced care planning
Charles B. Simone II
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:1-2
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Palliative Radiotherapy Column1

Integrating palliative care and oncology: towards a common understanding
Jan Gaertner, Stephen Lutz, Edward Chow, Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
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:3-4
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Surgical Palliative Care Column2

Surgery, palliative care, and the American College of Surgeons
Geoffrey P. Dunn
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:5-9
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Review Article

Lessons learned from New York’s community approach to advance care planning and MOLST
Patricia A. Bomba, Katie Orem
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:10-21
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Quality of care and relationships as reported by children with cancer and their parents
Rania Mosleh Al-Gharib, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Hala Darwish
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:22-31
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Case Report

Efficacy of granisetron and aprepitant in a patient who failed ondansetron in the prophylaxis of radiation induced nausea and vomiting: a case report
Leigha Rowbottom, Mark Pasetka, Rachel McDonald, Lise Hunyh, Srinivas Raman, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:32-34
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A radiotherapy technique for palliative total scalp irradiation
Rocchina Caivano, Alba Fiorentino, Piernicola Pedicini, Giorgia Califano, Vincenzo Fusco
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:35-38
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Commentary

Commentary on Masel et al. Predicting discharge of palliative care inpatients by measuring their heart rate variability
Andrew Thurston, Robert Arnold
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:39-40
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Heart rate variability measurement: is there a role in predicting the admission outcome of palliative cancer patients?
Samy A. Alsirafy
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:41-42
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Meet the Professor3

Stephen T. Lutz: Palliative Radiotherapy, a growing subspecialty
Nancy Q. Zhong
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2015;
4
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:43-45
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Palliative Radiotherapy” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “Surgical Palliative Care” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.

3. The series “Meet the Professor” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.