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Introduction Recent UK-based research revealed the complex role of lone working Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) who provide hospice care at home without direct supervision of a registered practitioner. 1 ...

Cardio-oncology is a dynamic field. Research has suggested that cancer itself can damage the heart, independent of cancer treatment-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD). The aim of this study was to ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca Objective WHO ...

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, ...

Objectives Nested qualitative studies within clinical trials provide the opportunity to better understand participant experiences of participation and identify areas where improved support is required ...

Objectives This study aims to identify factors among British community-based adults associated with advance care planning engagement. Factors are then compared among six domains of wishes: medical ...

2 INESC TEC - Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal Background Engaging in advance care planning can be emotionally challenging, but gamification and ...

Background Modern radiotherapy (RT) planning techniques and the use of oral supportive care have reduced the occurrence of acute radiation-induced toxicities. Oral mucositis remains a major concern in ...

Objective This paper outlines the 13-year development of a comprehensive, multisite patient navigation (PN) programme at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute (LCI), aiming to inform institutions ...

Correspondence to Dr Hiroto Ishiki, Department of palliative medicine, National Cancer Center Japan, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan; hishiki{at}ncc.go.jp Objectives The prognostic factors in patients ...

Background Readiness for advance care planning (ACP) and uncertainty about end-of-life (EOL) decisions in nursing home (NH) residents and their next-of-kin (NOK) could affect the effort to implement ...