Vol 5, No 4 (October 21, 2016): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Brain metastases, end-of-life medical policies, and controversies surrounding the term “do not resuscitate”
Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
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:238-241
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Original Article

Is the French palliative care policy effective everywhere? Geographic variation in changes in inpatient death rates among older patients in France, 2010–2013
William B. Weeks, Bruno Ventelou, Marc Karim Bendiane
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
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:242-247
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Initial assessment of patients without cognitive failure admitted to palliative care: a validation study
José António Ferraz Gonçalves, Clara Castro, Paula Silva, Rui Carneiro, Catarina Simões, Isabel Costa
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
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:248-252
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Correlating symptoms and their changes with survival in patients with brain metastases
Erin Wong, Leigha Rowbottom, May Tsao, Liying Zhang, Rachel McDonald, Cyril Danjoux, Elizabeth Barnes, Stephanie Chan, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
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:253-266
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Could time of whole brain radiotherapy delivery impact overall survival in patients with multiple brain metastases?
Stephanie Chan, Leigha Rowbottom, Rachel McDonald, Liying Zhang, Georg A. Bjarnason, May Tsao, Cyril Danjoux, Elizabeth Barnes, Henry Lam, Marko Popovic, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:267-279
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Original Article on Palliative Radiotherapy1

Radiation therapy for the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma
May N. Tsao, Emily Sinclair, Dalal Assaad, Jeff Fialkov, Oleh Antonyshyn, Elizabeth Barnes
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:298-302
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Editorial on Ethics

A reasoned argument for the demise of the “do not resuscitate” order
Blair Henry
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:303-307
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The meaning of do-not-resuscitate and its relationship to morality and outcomes research
Mark A. Bradford
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:308-310
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Case Report

Palliative care for a patient with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: role of 3,4-diaminopyridine
Kwok-Ying Chan, Richard Shek-Kwan Chang, Vikki Wai-Kee Lau, Man-Lui Chan, Theresa Lai
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:311-314
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Possible role of aprepitant for intractable nausea and vomiting following whole brain radiotherapy—a case report
Deepti Ahuja, Sachidanand J. Bharati, Nishkarsh Gupta, Ritesh Kumar, Sushma Bhatnagar
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:315-318
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Editorial

The challenge of family-centered care in palliative medicine
David W. Kissane
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:319-321
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Radiotherapy for brain metastases: quo vadis?
Eric Ojerholm, Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:322-324
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News

Annals of Palliative Medicine has become indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index Web of Science and Scopus
Charles B. Simone II
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2016;
5
(4)
:325-326
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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.