News relating to palliative care for oncology patients
A collaborative, patient reported outcome (PRO)-based approach by palliative care and radiation oncology teams, results…
In an Australian first, the Victorian Government announced this week that it would legalise marijuana…
Almost half of patients with advanced lung cancer receive more than the recommended number of…
Children with cancer want honest but hopeful information. But giving appropriate information is difficult and…
University of Queensland pain treatment researchers have discovered thousands of new peptide toxins hidden deep…
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified eight highly specific…
By Professor Julia Downing. Never before has there been such a global recognition for the…
By Atul Gawande – New York Times. A couple of years ago, I got a call…
Early findings from a study of 319 families suggest that use of an innovative, telephone-based…
Many patients with advanced, incurable cancer do not receive any palliative care, reveals new research…