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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

An updated clinical guideline has been published that underscores the safety and effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy (RT) for treating painful bone metastases. The American Society for ...

Supportive care should be implemented promptly after patients receive CAR-T cell therapy, but as one expert notes, patients with cancer are often referred for this care too late. Early integration of ...

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 ...

This retrospective cohort study used linked registry and claims data on men who were diagnosed with stage IV M0 or stage IV M1b prostate cancer between 2005 and 2009, with associated claims from 2005 ...