July 7, 2009 – Palliative sedation therapy used for the control of refractory symptoms in cancer patients with very advanced disease does not hasten death, a new prospective study concludes. The study ...

This update comes at a time when the healthcare industry is rapidly shifting toward patient-centered models, digital access, ...

The use of complementary alternative therapy in the clinical setting has been a subject of increasing debate in the medical community, with a growing number of people seeking the use of alternative ...

In the ICU where critically ill patients receive aggressive life-sustaining interventions, suffering is common and death can be expected in up to 20% of patients. High-quality pain management is a ...

Gloria Romaine has advanced, inoperable cancer, but hospice was never a consideration for the 61-year-old San Leandro woman. Romaine is not ready for an end-of-life strategy. She's actively fighting ...

Music therapy significantly improved symptoms of pain, anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath, among others. Vocal and emotional interventions were the two most effective interventions for ...

Palliative radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern oncological care, offering symptomatic relief and improved quality of life for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. By targeting tumours ...

Jonathan Klein has received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Terry Fox Foundation. Jonathan Livergant does not work for, ...

A new study demonstrates the benefits of music therapy. The findings are based on a unique collaboration between university music therapy students, musicians from a professional symphony orchestra and ...

Surgery and chemotherapy together improved survival in GIST patients with liver metastases, increasing median cancer-specific ...

Pallium India launches a Palliative Care Dentistry department in Thiruvananthapuram to support head and neck cancer survivors ...

Addition of Rituximab to Chlorambucil Produces Superior Event-Free Survival in the Treatment of Patients With Extranodal Marginal-Zone B-Cell Lymphoma: 5-Year Analysis of the IELSG-19 Randomized Study ...