Hospice versus palliative care: Understanding the distinction
By utilizing varied interventions, hospice and palliative care practitioners can do much to improve their patients’ quality of life.
Palliative Care
Research finds mixed evidence on hospital flower risk
Although some hospitals have moved towards prohibiting flowers at the bedside because of a number of potential risk concerns, researchers say that evidence shows that these risks may not be great.
Palliative care programs may become standard practice in US hospitals
Hospitals across the nation continue to implement palliative care programs, according to a press release issued by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Radiation therapy inadequate for many patients with end-stage cancer
Patients with terminal cancer need better radiation therapy, according to an analysis published in Cancer (2010 Apr 12 [Epub ahead of print]).
Prescribing opioids for drug misusers
This article reviews current practices of opioid prescribing in palliative care and suggests some pointers for safe prescribing for these patients.
Decisions on end of life care in the community
Incorporating patient’s views on end of life care into the decisionmaking and care process can improve the experience of death
Acupuncture in cancer pain management
Reviews the growing body of evidence of the role of acupuncture in pain management in cancer and palliative care.
Steroid-induced osteoporotic fracture
Reviews steroid-induced ostoporotic fracture and its management
Pancreatic Cancer
Reviews the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care associated with pancreatic cancer
Case Study: Managing pain in Horner’s syndrome
The case of 54-year-old dressmaker with a six-month history of colorectal carcinoma leads to spinal compression and Horner’s syndrome
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