Vol 8, No 2 (April 22, 2019): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article

PROutine: a feasibility study assessing surveillance of electronic patient reported outcomes and adherence via smartphone app in advanced cancer
Gesine Benze, Friedemann Nauck, Bernd Alt-Epping, Giuseppe Gianni, Thomas Bauknecht, Johannes Ettl, Anna Munte, Luisa Kretzschmar, Jan Gaertner
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:104-111
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The use of Do-Not-Resuscitate-Order equivalents in pediatric palliative care medicine in Germany
Anja Waske, Caspar D. Kühnöl, Christof M. Kramm
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:112-120
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Invisible and intangible illness: a qualitative interview study of patients’ experiences and understandings of conservatively managed end-stage kidney disease
Katherine Bristowe, Lucy E. Selman, Irene J. Higginson, Fliss E. M. Murtagh
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:121-129
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Loss of relationship: a qualitative study of families and healthcare providers after patient death and home-based palliative care ends
Megan Vierhout, Jaymie Varenbut, Elizabeth Amos, Sandy Buchman, Amna Husain, James Meuser, Mark Bernstein
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:130-139
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Re-analysis of symptom clusters in advanced cancer patients attending a palliative outpatient radiotherapy clinic
Erin McKenzie, Liying Zhang, Pearl Zaki, Stephanie Chan, Vithusha Ganesh, Yasmeen Razvi, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Matthew K. Hwang, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:140-149
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Are we better a decade later in the accuracy of survival prediction by palliative radiation oncologists?
Yasmeen Razvi, Stephanie Chan, Liying Zhang, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Cyril Danjoux, Philomena Sousa, Pearl Zaki, Erin McKenzie, Henry Lam, Carlo DeAngelis, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:150-158
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External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for asymptomatic bone metastases in patients with solid tumors reduces the risk of skeletal-related events (SREs)
Rebecca M. Shulman, Joshua E. Meyer, Tianyu Li, Krisha J. Howell
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:159-167
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Review Article

Palliation of bone metastases—exploring options beyond radiotherapy
Samantha Saravana-Bawan, Elizabeth David, Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:168-177
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Guidelines

Dying well with diabetes
June James
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:178-189
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Study Protocol

A longitudinal cohort study of symptoms and other concerns among Nigerian people with stages 3–5 chronic kidney diseases: study protocol
Andrew T. Olagunju, Babatunde Fadipe, Rotimi W. Buraimoh, Olagoke K. Ale, Theophilus I. Umeizudike, Raphael E. Ogbolu, Nasur Buyinza, Jonathan Bayuo, Barbara Mutedzi, Kennedy Nkhoma, Eve Namisango, Katherine Bristowe, Deokhee Yi, Julia Downing, Olatunji F. Aina, Joseph D. Adeyemi, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Richard Harding
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:190-198
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Editorial

Clues to improve the cost-effectiveness of radiotherapy for brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: cost reduction, patient selection, and better understanding of neurocognitive deterioration
Hirotake Saito, Toshimichi Nakano, Hidefumi Aoyama
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:199-202
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The challenge of brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer is not only an economical issue
Philippe Martinive, Paul Van Houtte
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:203-206
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Brain metastases: costs for care need to be spend more effectively!
Pieter E. Postmus
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:207-209
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Economic burden of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: costs and implications
Po-Chung Chan, Marjorie Monteiro Rodrigues, Fiona Mei-Ying Lim, Edward Chow, Sing-Hung Lo
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:210-214
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Erratum

Erratum to 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
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2019;
8
(2)
:215-217
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