Tag Archives: cancer
Shortage of Quality Palliative Care Alarms Canadian Cancer Society
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Editor.
The needs of patients who choose to die at home often ignored.
There is not enough quality palliative care available for dying cancer patients in Canada, according to a Continue Reading
Caregivers and Brain Cancer Patients Don’t See Eye-to-Eye
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Editor.
Do you know what important role caregivers play on rating quality of life?
Compared to other types of cancer, malignant gliomas or primary brain tumor has huge effects on a patient’s personality, language function, and overall functionality. Yet people afflicted…
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Restrictions to Opioid Drugs, A Legal and Moral Issue
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Editor.
Eastern European countries have the most limitations, impeding proper patient care.
A study in Europe cries foul over government regulations restricting access to opioid-based drugs such as morphine. Curbing the availability and access of the painkillers violates a patient’s human…
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Young White Adults Show Increased Incidence of Lower Stomach Cancer
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Editor.
Study suggests new infection patterns may have been unmasked.
More whites ages 25 to 39 develop cancer of the lower stomach, said researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health. They noted, however,…
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New Technology Connects Family, Elderly Patients
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.
1 in 4 chronically-ill older Americans lives alone.
It’s a lonely world out there for sick, aged Americans. About four out of 10 chronically ill older people live alone and rely on others for caregiving. Such findings from a new…
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Palliative Radiotherapy Scores Low on Dying Cancer Patients
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.
Physicians often overestimate survival.
Palliative radiotherapy can ease pain for last-stage cancer patients, and help them maintain a good life despite their often slow and agonizing battle with the disease. However, most of the patients do not benefit from getting…
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Older Cancer Patients Need More Attention
Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by jan.mater.
Nurses play a key role on identifying issues for better treatment and management.
How do we best care for older cancer patients? The National Cancer Institute (NCI) reports in a bulletin that there are very few resources available today to…
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In-Home Palliative Sedation Checklist for End-of-Life Cancer Care
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Editor.
We’ve got the link to this handy tool from Spanish researchers
Hospice providers won’t want to miss a well-researched checklist recently published in the journal Palliative Medicine.
Researchers in Spain…
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Hospice Research: Racial Disparities Impact End-of-Life Care
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Editor.
Black patients are more likely to express trust on God’s will.
Black cancer patients may find that their dying wishes aren’t heeded as frequently as their white counter-parts.
A new study from Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that black cancer…
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Avoid These Hospice Eligibility Pitfalls
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by seank.
If your hospice hasn’t taken a good look at how it determines–and documents–patients’ eligibility for the Medicare hospice benefit, you’re fair game for everything from payment recoupments to fraud and abuse investigations.
There’s no shortage of reasons for hospices to…
