Vol 6, No 2 (April 25, 2017): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for metastases to the kidney in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a new treatment paradigm for durable palliation

Vivek Verma, Charles B. Simone II

PDF Pages: 96-103 Full Text (5920) Open Access

Prophylaxis of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Wing S. Li, Joanne M. van der Velden, Vithusha Ganesh, Sherlyn Vuong, Srinivas Raman, Marko Popovic, Henry Lam, Kam H. Wong, Roger K. Ngan, J. P. Maarten Burbach, Carlo DeAngelis, Rachel McDonald, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 104-117 Full Text (6326) Open Access

Initial single center experience: radiofrequency ablation assisted vertebroplasty and osteoplasty using a bipolar device in the palliation of bone metastases

Elizabeth David, Sagi Kaduri, Albert Yee, Edward Chow, Arjun Sahgal, Stephanie Chan, Ramez Hanna

PDF Pages: 118-124 Full Text (5224) Open Access

Efficacy of single fraction conventional radiation therapy for painful uncomplicated bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ronald Chow, Peter Hoskin, Drew Hollenberg, Michael Lam, Kristopher Dennis, Stephen Lutz, Henry Lam, Aruz Mesci, Carlo DeAngelis, Stephanie Chan, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 125-142 Full Text (9903) Open Access

Patient versus health care provider perspectives on spirituality and spiritual care: the potential to miss the moment

Debbie Selby, Dori Seccaraccia, Jim Huth, Kristin Kurppa, Margaret Fitch

PDF Pages: 143-152 Full Text (5914) Open Access

Assessment of palliative care services in western Kenya

Hijab Zubairi, Priyanka Tulshian, Sarah Villegas, Brett D. Nelson, Kennedy Ouma, Thomas F. Burke

PDF Pages: 153-158 Full Text (5871) Open Access

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of skull: a retrospective study of 18 cases

Xiang-Heng Zhang, Ji Zhang, Zheng-He Chen, Ke Sai, Yin-Sheng Chen, Jian Wang, Chao Ke, Chen-Chen Guo, Zhong-Ping Chen, Yong-Gao Mou

PDF Pages: 159-164 Full Text (10489) Open Access

Review Article on Palliative Radiotherapy¹

Palliative radiotherapy for skin malignancies

Winston Vuong, Jessica Lin, Randy L. Wei

PDF Pages: 165-172 Full Text (7131) Open Access

Editorial on Ethics

The ethics of suffering in the era of assisted dying

Blair Henry

PDF Pages: 173-177 Full Text (6057) Open Access

Editorial

Perioperative goal-setting consultations by surgical colleagues: a new model for supporting patients, families, and surgeons in shared decision making

Ana Berlin, Anastasia Kunac, Anne C. Mosenthal

PDF Pages: 178-182 Full Text (4052) Open Access

Cultural diversity and barriers to high-quality end of life care

Hussna Abunafeesa, Ahmed F. Elsayem

PDF Pages: 183-186 Full Text (10003) Open Access

Case Report

Overcoming the challenges associated with symptom management in palliative care

Helen Senderovich, Shaira Wignarajah

PDF Pages: 187-194 Full Text (4684) Open Access

Excellent and durable response to radiotherapy in a rare case of spinal cord compression due to extra-medullary hematopoiesis in β-thalassemia intermedia: case report and clinicoradiological correlation

Prahlad H. Yathiraj, Anshul Singh, Sudha Vidyasagar, Muralidhar Varma, Vidyasagar Mamidipudi

PDF Pages: 195-199 Full Text (4072) Open Access

Disclosure:

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