Many pains encountered in palliative care result from multiple pain mechanisms, eg, cancer pain may include inflammatory, bony, neuropathic, myofascial and/or visceral components. Not all such pains ...

Background Adults aged ≥65 years constitute a growing proportion of surgical oncology patients and often experience frailty, multimorbidity and reduced physiological reserve, increasing their risk of ...

Objectives Thiamine deficiency (TD) has been increasingly reported among patients undergoing active cancer treatment. However, its status in end-of-life cancer patients admitted to palliative care ...

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Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients admitted to the Medical Oncology Department of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine and to identify the ...

Objectives The Asian Working Group for Cachexia (AWGC) updated the diagnostic criteria for cachexia, emphasising its multidimensional influence. We hypothesised that patients meeting the AWGC criteria ...

Improving access to palliative care for all who need it has been a Scottish Government priority since 2008 that continues. Significant systemic barriers to realising this aim are well recognised ...

Purpose Time toxicity—the time patients spend receiving treatment, managing side effects, attending follow-ups and undergoing rehabilitation—is increasingly recognised as an important burden of cancer ...

Introduction Advance care planning (ACP) is key to effective end-of-life care. If digitalisation of ACP is to be achieved, targeted education addressing the challenges of system-level change with ...

Background Games and gamified learning are increasingly used in healthcare education, including palliative care. However, the emotional complexity of palliative care may seem at odds with the ...

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a cornerstone of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 With <5 years remaining until the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, global health is at a critical juncture. While the ...

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