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July 2014   J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 May [Epub ahead of print] Neurolytic Sympathectomy in the Management of Cancer Pain -Time Effect. A Prospective, Randomized Multicenter Study Amr YM, Makharita MY. This multicentre study assessed the effect of sympathectomy (celiac, splanchnic or superior hypogastric blocks) on cancer related visceral pain before or after opioid […]

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News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com

Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website.   Safety updates Reminder of risk of life-threatening harm from accidental exposure to fentanyl patches The MHRA have sent out a reminder of the potential risk of life-threatening harm from accidental exposure to transdermal fentanyl patches. Cases of […]

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News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com

9th June 2014 Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website.   Hot topics NICE Evidence Update: Opioids in palliative care The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has produced a summary of the selected new evidence relevant to the use of opioids in […]

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May 2014   Psychooncology. 2014 May;23(5):481-92 Physical and psychosocial problems in cancer survivors beyond return to work: a systematic review Duijts SF, van Egmond MP, Spelten E, van Muijen P, Anema JR, van der Beek AJ This systematic review of employed cancer survivors screened nearly 9000 articles, with 30 studies (20 quantitative and 10 qualitative) […]

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May 2014   J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print] Prevention and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Hershman DL, Lacchetti C, Dworkin RH, Lavoie Smith EM, Bleeker J, Cavaletti G, Chauhan C, Gavin P, Lavino A, Lustberg MB, Paice […]

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May 2014   BMJ 2014 March. [Epub ahead of print] Associations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end of life care and place of death: prospective cohort study Alexi A Wright, Baohui Zhang, Nancy L Keating, Jane C Weeks, Holly G Prigerson This study investigated the relationship between chemotherapy in patients with metastatic cancer […]

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