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2009 |
MONTH |
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A Qualitative Study of Oncologists’ Approaches to End-of-Life Care |
Authors: Jackson VA, Mack J, Matsuyama R, Lakoma MD, Sullivan AM, Arnold RM, Weeks JC, Block SD
Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2008; 11(6): 893-906.
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2008 |
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December
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Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Should Not Be Practiced in Palliative Care Units |
Author: Pereira J et al.
Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2008 (November 8); Volume 11: 1074-1076. |
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November
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Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment |
Authors: A. Wright, B Zhang, A Ray, J Mack, E Trice, T Balboni, S Mitchell, V Jackson, S Block, P Maciejewski, and H Prigerson
Journal: JAMA. 2008 (October 8); 300 (14): 1665-1673. |
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Cross-cultural variation in mental health at end of life in patients with ALS |
Authors: Albert SM, Wasner M, Tider T, Drory VE, Borasio GD
Journal: Neurology 2007; 68: 1058-1061 |
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2007 |
MONTH |
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November
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Effect of topical morphine for mucositis-associated pain following concomitant chemo-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. |
Authors: Cerchietti L.C.A., Navigante A.H., Bonomi M.R., et al.
Journal: Cancer 2002; 95: 2230-6 |
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October
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Death, Dying and Burial Rites in Islam |
Authors: Al-Shahri MZ, Fadul N and Elsayem A.
Journal: European Journal of Palliative Care 2007; 13(4): 164-7 |
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September
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Hospice and Palliative Care Development in Africa:
A Multi-Method Review of Services and Experiences
Reviewed by:
Gian Domenico Borasio, MD,
University of Munich, Germany and IAHPC Board Member |
Author(s): David Clark, Michael Wright, Jennifer Hunt, and Thomas Lynch
International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Journal: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007; 33(6): 698-710. |
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Aug
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Therapeutic relationships in specialist
palliative care nursing practice
Reviewer:
Margaret O'Connor, RN, PhD, DN, A.M. |
Author(s):Canning, D., Rosenberg, J.P.& Yates, P
Journal: International Journal of Palliative Nursing 2007; 13 (5) 222-22 |
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June
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Palliative Care Development in South America: A Focus on Argentina.
Edited by: Roberto Wenk,
MD
Argentina |
Author(s): Wenk, R and Bertolino, M.
Journal: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007; 33 (5): 645-650 |
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Consultation in palliative care:
The relevance of clarification of problems. |
Author(s): Vernooij-Dassen M J.F.J, Groot M.M., van den Berg J, Kuin A,
van der Linder B.A, van Zuylen L, Crul B J.P., Grol R P.T.M.
Journal: European Journal of Cancer 2007; Jan 43 (2): 316-22 |
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April
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Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Erythropoietin in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Disease-Related Anemia
Edited by Eduardo Bruera, M.D.
Professor & Chair Department of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Medicine |
Author(s): James R. Wright, et. al,
Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 25, No 9 (March 20), 2007: pp. 1027-1032
© 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
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Prognostic significance of symptoms of hospitalised advanced cancer patients |
Author(s): Teunissen SC, de Graeff A, de Haes HC, Voest EE
Journal: European Journal of Cancer 2006; 42: 2510-6 |
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Errors in symptom intensity self-assessment by patients receiving outpatient palliative care |
Author(s): Garyali A, Palmer JL, Yennurajalingam S, Zhang T, Pace EA, Bruera E.
Journal: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2006; Vol. 9, No. 5: 1059-1065
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2006 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
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The use of benzodiazepines in palliative care |
Author(s): Henderson M, MacGregor E, Sykes N, Hotopf M
Journal: Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 407-412 |
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REFORM OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR PALLIATIVE CARE IN ROMANIA |
Author(s): Mosoiu D, Ryan KM, Joranson DE, and Garthwaite JP
Journal: The Lancet 2006; 367 June 24: 2110-2117 www.thelancet.com |
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Patient-Controlled Methylphenidate for Cancer Fatigue: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial |
Author(s): Bruera E, Valer V, Driver L, Shen L, Willey J, Zhang T, Palmer J.L
Journal: J Clinical Oncology 2006; 24: 2073-8 |
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A comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced Cancer, AIDS, Heart Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Renal Disease |
Author(s): Solano JP, Gomes B, Higginson IJ
Journal: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2006; 31/1: 58-69 |
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Symptom evaluation in palliative medicine: patient report vs systematic assessment |
Author(s): Homsi J, et al.
Journal: Supportive Care in Cancer 2006 ; 14 : 444-453 |
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A validation study of the WHO analgesic ladder: a two-step vs three-step strategy |
Author(s): Maltoni M, Scarpi E, Modonesi C, et al.
Journal: Supportive Care Cancer 2005; 13: 888-894 |
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Reducing the risk of burnout in end-of-life care settings:
The role of daily spiritual experiences and training. |
Author(s): Holland JM and Neimeyer RA
Journal: Palliative and Supportive Care 2005; 3: 173-181 |
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Hospice Referral Practices for Children with Cancer:
A survey of Pediatric Oncologists |
Author(s): Fowler K, Poehling K, Billheimer D, Hamilton R, Wu H, Mulder J, Frangoul H *
Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology 24: 1099-1104; 2006 |
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Wound care with antibacterial honey (Medihoney) in pediatric haematology oncology |
Author(s): Simon A, Sofka K, Wiszniewsky G, Blaser G, Bode U, Fleischhack G
Journal: Support Care Cancer 2006; 14: 91-7 |
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Managing the care of patients with bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis.
An American Academy of Oral Medicine position paper |
Author(s): Migliorati CA , Casiglia J, Epstein J, Jacobsen PL , Siegel MA, Woo S-B
Journal: JADA. American Dental Association 2005; 136: 1658-1668 |
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January
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Prognostic factors in advanced cancer patients: evidence-based clinical recommendations- A study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care |
Author(s): Jonathan Koffman and Irene J Higginson
Abstract: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2004; 7/5: 628-636 |
2005 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
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Sleep disturbances in palliative cancer patients attending a pain and symptom control clinic |
Author(s): Maltoni M, Caraceni A, Brunelli C, Broeckaert B, Christakis N, Eychmueller S et al.
Journal: J Clinical Oncology 2005; 23:6240-48 |
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Low dose diamorphine reduces breathlessness without causing a fall in oxygen saturation in elderly patients with end-stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
Author(s): Allen S, Raut S, Woollard J, Vassallo M.
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2005; 19: 128-130 |
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Opioid purchases and expenditure in nine western European countries: “Are we killing off morphine?” |
Author(s): F. De Conno, C. Ripamonti, C. Brunelli
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2005; 19: 179-184 |
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August
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Predicting survival in terminal cancer patients: clinical observation or quality of life evaluation? |
Author(s): Toscani R, Brunelli C, Miccinesi G et al.
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2005; 19: 220-7 |
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July
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Should patients with advanced, incurable cancers ever be sent home with total parenteral nutrition?
A single Institution’s 20-year experience. |
Author(s): Hoda D, Jatoi A, Burnes J, Loprinzi C, Kelly D.
Abstract: Cancer 2005; 103:863-8 |
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June
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The management of xerostomia in patients on haemodialysis: comparison of artificial saliva and chewing gum |
Author(s): Bots CP, Brand HS, Veerman ECI et al.
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2005; 19: 202-207 |
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May
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Effects of spiritual care training for palliative care professionals |
Author(s): Wasner M, Longaker C, Fegg MJ, Borasio GD
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2005; 19:99-104 |
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April
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The correlation between fatigue, physical function, the systemic inflammatory response, and psychological distress in patients with advanced lung cancer |
Author(s): Brown D.J.F, McMillan DC , Milroy R.
Abstract: Cancer 2005; 103: 377-82 |
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March
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Sedation for Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer with Uncontrollable Physical Distress |
Author(s): Kohara H, Ueoka H, Takeyama H, Murakami T, Morita T.
Abstract: Journal of Palliative Medicine 8/1: 20-25; 2005 |
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February
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Opioid switching from transdermal fentanyl to oral methadone in patients with cancer pain |
Author(s): Benitez-Rosario MA, Feria M, Salinas-Martin A, Martinez-Castillo LP, Martin-Ortega JJ
Abstract: Cancer 2004; 101: 2866-73 |
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January
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Dying to be Home?
Preferred location of death of first-generation Black Caribbean and Native-Born White patients in the United Kingdom |
Author(s): Jonathan Koffman and Irene J Higginson
Abstract: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2004; 7/5: 628-636 |
2004 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
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December
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Pulse Oximetry in Supportive and Palliative Care |
Author(s): Vora V.A. and Ahmedzai SH
Abstract: Supportive Care Cancer 2004; 12: 758-61 |
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November
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TOPICAL HONEY APPLICATION VS. ACYCLOVIR FOR THE TREATMENT OF RECURRENT HERPES SIMPLEX LESIONS |
Author(s): Noori S. Al-Waili
Abstract: Med Sci Monit 2004; 10/8: MT94-98 |
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October
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Intravenous morphine for rapid control of severe cancer pain |
Author(s): Harris JT, Kumar KS, Rajagopal, MR
Abstract: Palliative Medicine 2003; 17: 248-256 |
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September
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“Do not tell”: what factors affect relatives’ attitudes to honest disclosure of diagnosis to cancer patients? |
Author(s): Ozdogan M, Samur M, Sat Bozcuk HS, Coban E, Artac M, Savas B et al.
Abstract: Supportive Care Cancer 2004; 12: 497-502 |
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August
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An Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplement versus Megestrol Acetate Versus Both for Patients with Cancer-associated Wasting: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group and National Cancer Institute of Canada Collaborative Effort |
Author(s): Jatoi A, Rowland K, Loprinzi CL, Sloan JA, Dakhil SR, MacDonald N et al.
Abstract: J Clinical Oncology 2004; 22: 2469-2476 |
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July
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Cancer Patient Compliance in the Self-Administration of a Pain Assessment Tool |
Author(s): Caraceni A, Galbiati A, Brunelli C, Gorni G, Martini C, Zecca E, De Conno F.
Abstract: J Pain Symptom Management 2004; 27:417-424 |
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June
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Hydration Management at the end of life |
Author(s): Lanuke K, Fainsinger RL, deMoissac D
Abstract: Journal of Palliative Medicine 2004; 7/2:257-263 |
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May
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Confirmation of the "disability paradox" among hospice patients: Preservation of quality of life despite physical ailments and psychosocial concerns. |
Author(s): Kutner JS, Nowels DE, Kassner CT, Houser J, Bryant LL, Main DS.
Abstract: Palliative and Supportive Care 2003; 1: 231-7 |
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April
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March
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Methadone versus morphine as a first-line strong opioid for cancer pain: a randomized, double-blind study |
Author(s): Bruera E, Palmer JL, Bosnjak S, Rico MA, Moyano J, Sweeney C, Strasser F, Willey J, Bertolino M, Mathias C, Spruyt O, Fisch MJ
Abstract: J Clinical Oncology 2004; 22: 185-192 |
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February
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Patient-Controlled Methylphenidate for the Management of Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Preliminary Report |
Author(s): Bruera E, Driver L, Barnes EA, Willey J, Shen L, Palmer JL, Escalante C.
Abstract: Journal of Clinical Oncology 2003; 21: 4439-43 |
January |
Living in the face of death: interviews with 12 terminally ill women on home hospice care. |
Author(s): Grumann M.M. and Spiegel D.
Abstract: Palliative & Supportive Care 2003; 1:23-32 |
2003 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
| December |
SYMPTOMS AND CONCERNS AMONGST CANCER OUTPATIENTS: IDENTIFYING THE NEED FOR SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE |
Author(s): V Lidstone, E Butters, PT Seed, C Sinnott, T Beynon, M Richards
Palliative Medicine 2003; 17: 588-595 |
| November |
American Society of Clinical Oncology 2003 Update on the Role of Bisphosphonates and Bone Health Issues in Women With Breast Cancer |
Author(s): Hillner BE et al.
J Clinical Oncology 2003; 21 (Novembre 1): 4042-57 |
| October |
Oral opioid therapy for chronic peripheral and central neuropathic pain
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Author(s): Rowbotham MC, Twilling L, Davies PS, Reisner L, Taylor K, Mohr D
N Engl J Med 2003; 348 (13): 1223-32
Opioids and chronic neuropathic pain. Editorial
Foley KM
N Engl J Med 2003; 348 (13): 1279-81 |
| September |
Do we really care about Doctor-Patient communication or is it just talk? |
Author(s): Editorial - Robert M. Arnold
Journal of Palliative Medicine 2003; 6/2: 189-192 |
| August |
Assessment of Quality of Life in Outpatients with Advanced Cancer: The Accuracy of Clinician Estimations and the Relevance of Spiritual Well-Being – A Hoosier Oncology Group Study |
Author(s): Fisch MJ, Titzer ML, Kristeller JL, Shen J, Loehrer PJ, Jung S-H, Passik SD, and Einhorn LH
J Clinical Oncology 2003; 21: 2754-9 |
| July |
Clinical-practice recommendations for the management of bowel obstruction in patients with end-stage cancer |
Author(s): Ripamonti C, Twycross R, Baines M, Bozzetti F, Capri S, De Conno F, Gemlo B, Hunt TM, Krebs H-B, Mercadante S, Schaerer R, Wilkinson P
Supportive Care Cancer 2001; 9: 223-233 |
June |
Topical application of honey in the management of radiation mucositis. A preliminary study |
Author(s): Biswal BM, Zakaria A, Ahmad NM
Support Care Cancer 2003; 11: 242-8 |
May |
Symptomatic uses of caffeine in patients with cancer |
Author(s): Paolo Manfredi and Gilbert R. Gonzales
Journal of Palliative Care 2003; 19/1: 63-65 (Front Line Dispatch) |
April |
Effect of fish oil on appetite and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer and anorexia/cachexia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study |
Author(s): Bruera E, Strasser F, Palmer JL, Willey J, Calder K, Amyotte G, Baracos V
J Clinical Oncology 2003; 21: 129-134 |
February |
Eating-related disorders in patients with advanced cancer |
Author(s): Florian Strasser
Support Care Cancer 2003; 11: 11-20 |
January |
Experience with hospice: Reflections from Third-Year Medical Students |
Author(s): Maxwell TL, Passow ES, Plumb J, Sifri RD.
Journal of Palliative Medicine 2002; 5/5: 721-7 |
2002 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
December |
Religious beliefs of patients and caregivers as a barrier to the pharmacologic control of cancer pain |
Author(s): Felix Bosch and Josep E. Banos C
linical Pharmacology Therapeutics 2002; 72/2: 107-111 Commentary |
November |
Delirium and dehydration: some fluid for thought? |
Author(s): Peter G. Lawlor
Support Care Cancer 2002; 10: 445-454 |
October |
Prevalence and Screening of Dyspnea Interfering with Daily Life Activities in Ambulatory Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer |
Author(s): Tanaka K, Akechi T, Okuyama T, Nishiwaki Y, Uchitomi Y. J
Pain Symptom Management 2002; 23: 484-9 |
September |
Episodic (Breakthrough) Pain: Consensus Conference of an Expert Working Group of the European Association for Palliative Care |
Author(s): Mercadante S, Radbruch L, Caraceni A, Cherny N, Kaasa S, Nauck F, Ripamonti C, De Conno F and the Steering Committee of the EAPC Research Network.
Cancer 2002; 94: 832-9 |
August |
Spirituality and meaning in supportive care: spirituality-and meaning-centered group psychotherapy interventions in advanced cancer. |
Author(s): William Breitbart.
Support Care Cancer 2002; 10: 272-28 |
July |
Use of Trade Names of Drugs and the Scientific Content of Medical Congresses. |
Author(s): Ripamonti C, Sweeney C, Bruera E. J
Clinical Oncology Vol 20, Issue 6 (March), 2002: 1707-8 Letter to the Editor (Special Departments) |
June |
Attitudes of terminally ill cancer patients about euthanasia and assisted suicide: predominance of psychosocial determinants and beliefs over symptom distress and subsequent survival. |
Author(s): Suarez-Almazor ME, Newman C, Hanson J, Bruera E. J
Clinical Oncology 2002; 20: 2134-41 |
May |
Intravenous Methadone in the Management of Chronic Cancer Pain: Safe and effective starting doses when substituting Methadone for Fentanyl |
Author(s): Santiago-Palma J, Khojainova N, Kornick C, Fischberg DJ, Primavera LH, Payne R, Manfredi P.
Cancer 2001; 92: 1919-25 |
April |
Medical Care Inconsistent with patients’ treatment goals: Association with a 1-year Medicare resource use and survival. |
Author(s): Teno JM, Fisher ES, Hamel MB, Coppola K, Dawson NV.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2002; 50: 496-500 |
March |
Practice versus Theory: The Dutch Experience |
Author(s): Hendin H. "Practice versus Theory: The Dutch Experience". In Foley K and Hendin H (eds) "The Case Against Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care".
Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 Reprinted with permission of The Johns Hopkins University Press. |
February |
Strategies to manage the adverse effects of oral morphine: an evidence-based report |
Author(s): Cherny N, Ripamonti C, Pereira J, Davis C, Fallon M, McQuay H, Mercadante S, Pasternak G, and Ventafridda V for the Expert Working Group of the European Associan of Palliative Care Network. J
Clinical Oncology 2001; 19: 2542-2554 |
January |
Depression in palliative care: a pragmatic report from the Expert Working Group of the European Association for Palliative
Care |
Author(s): Stiefel F, Trill MD, Berney A, Nunez Olarte JM, Razavi D.
Supportive Care Cancer 2001; 9: 477-88 |
2001 |
MONTH |
TITLE |
REFERENCE |
December |
Medical use, misuse, and diversion of opioids in India |
Author(s): MR Rajagopal, David E Joranson, Aaron M Gilson.
The Lancet 2001; 358: 139-43 |
November |
Metastatic bone disease: Clinical features, pathophysiology and treatment stategies |
Author(s): R.E. Coleman
Cancer treatment reviews 2001; 27:165-176 |
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