Vol 7, No 4 (October 12, 2018) - Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article on Palliative Radiotherapy¹

The effect of early versus delayed radiation therapy on length of hospital stay in the palliative setting

Taylor R. Cushman, Shervin Shirvani, Mohamed Khan, Rachit Kumar

PDF Pages: 368-372 Full Text (2767) Open Access

Original Article

Radiotherapy for patients with unresected locally advanced breast cancer

Caitlin Yee, Yasir Alayed, Leah Drost, Irene Karam, Danny Vesprini, Claire McCann, Hany Soliman, Liying Zhang, Edward Chow, Stephanie Chan, Justin Lee

PDF Pages: 373-384 Full Text (5119) Open Access

Management of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting with palonosetron in patients with pre-existing emesis: a pilot study

Vithusha Ganesh, Stephanie Chan, Liying Zhang, Leah Drost, Carlo DeAngelis, Bo Angela Wan, Mark Pasetka, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Natalie Pulenzas, Hans Chung, Pearl Zaki, Caitlin Yee, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 385-392 Full Text (2603) Open Access

Evaluation of the 3-day recall period for the Functional Life Index- Emesis (FLIE)

Bo Angela Wan, Leah Drost, Vithusha Ganesh, Liying Zhang, Caitlin Yee, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Mark Pasetka, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 393-403 Full Text (3162) Open Access

Communicating prognosis of patients with advanced cancer between health care providers: a tertiary cancer center review of written correspondence

Anis A. Hamid, Francis J. Ha, Oindrila Das, Andrew J. Weickhardt

PDF Pages: 404-410 Full Text (3936) Open Access

Perception of bedside teaching within the palliative care setting— views from patients, students and staff members

Ursula Kriesen, Attila Altiner, Brigitte Müller-Hilke

PDF Pages: 411-419 Full Text (2862) Open Access

Questionnaires measuring quality of life and satisfaction of patients and their relatives in a palliative care setting—German translation of FAMCARE-2 and the palliative care subscale of FACIT-Pal

Corinna Sewtz, Wiebke Muscheites, Ursula Kriesen, Christina Grosse-Thie, Brigitte Kragl, Jens Panse, Samar Aoun, David Cella, Christian Junghanss

PDF Pages: 420-426 Full Text (8159) Open Access

Predictors of dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer

Erin McKenzie, Matthew K. Hwang, Stephanie Chan, Liying Zhang, Pearl Zaki, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Yasmeen Razvi, Leah Drost, Caitlin Yee, Edward Chow

PDF Pages: 427-436 Full Text (4188) Open Access

Prevalence and intensity of dyspnea, pain, and agitation among people dying with late stage dementia compared with people dying with advanced cancer: a single-center preliminary study in Brazil

Luiz Guilherme L. Soares, André M. Japiassu, Lúcia C. Gomes, Rogéria Pereira, Carla Peçanha, Tatiana Goldgaber

PDF Pages: 437-443 Full Text (3064) Open Access

Strengthening palliative care delivery in developing countries: a training workshop model in Botswana

Anna W. LaVigne, Babe Gaolebale, Goitseone Maifale-Mburu, Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, Miriam Sebego, Sebathu P. Chiyapo, Erin McMenamin, Surbhi Grover

PDF Pages: 444-448 Full Text (2751) Open Access

Palliative care in Botswana: current state and challenges to further development

Anna W. LaVigne, Babe Gaolebale, Goitseone Maifale-Mburu, Surbhi Grover

PDF Pages: 449-454 Full Text (4241) Open Access

Effects of relaxing therapies on patient’s pain during percutaneous interventional radiology procedures

Anne-Sophie Bertrand, Antoine Iannessi, Sandrine Buteau, Xiong-Ying Jiang, Hubert Beaumont, Benoit Grondin, Guillaume Baudin

PDF Pages: 455-462 Full Text (3198) Open Access

Mini-Review

Cannabis in palliative care: current challenges and practical recommendations

Claude Cyr, Maria Fernanda Arboleda, Sunil Kumar Aggarwal, Lynda G. Balneaves, Paul Daeninck, Andrée Néron, Erin Prosk, Antonio Vigano

PDF Pages: 463-477 Full Text (25882) Open Access

Psalm of Life

Slowing down

Marie Sok Hui Lim

PDF Pages: 478 Full Text (1488) Open Access

Editorial

Radiation therapy and delayed emesis

Richard J. Gralla

PDF Pages: 479-480 Full Text (1547) Open Access

Viewpoint

Medical marijuana applications in pain management and healthcare: the need for evidence-informed policies and not undue justice

Andem Effiong, Prerna Kumari, Daanial S. Iqbal

PDF Pages: 481-483 Full Text (1937) Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Gender, age and diagnosis effect on self-perceived pain in hematological patients: retrospective analysis of two case series

Andrea Tendas, Luigi Malandruccolo, Daniela Venditti, Adriana Costa, Laura Volta, Ombretta Annibali, Francesco Marchesi, Debora Saltarelli, Paolo de Fabritiis, William Arcese, Francesco Bondanini, Pasquale Niscola, Roberto Palumbo

PDF Pages: 484-486 Full Text (1880) Open Access