Objectives MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been reported as useful diagnostic markers in cancer; however, relationships of miRNAs with adverse events during chemotherapy have yet to be fully ...

Objectives The decision to refer a patient to palliative care is complex and often highly variable between medical specialists. In this paper, we examine medical specialists’ motivations and triggers ...

Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...

5 Sacred Heart Palliative Care Services, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Introduction Real-world effectiveness of many medications has been poorly researched, including in hospice/palliative ...

Objectives In 2010, Liverpool Primary Care Trust successfully pioneered a care profiles approach to commissioning End of Life (EoL) services. They established service requirements for each stage of ...

Correspondence to Dr Natalie Bradford, Centre for Healthcare Transformation at Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ...

Correspondence to Dr Francesca Rusalen, Woman’s and Child’s Department, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Service, University of Padua, Padova 35100, Italy; francesca.rusalen{at}aopd.veneto.it ...

Correspondence to Dr Margred Capel, George Thomas Hospice Care, Ty George Thomas, Whitchurch hospital Grounds, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 7BQ, UK; Margred.capel{at}gthc.org.uk Objectives The ...

1 Flinders Centre for Clinical Change & Health Care Research, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia 2 Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, ...