January 2014 J Surg Oncol. 2014 Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print] Complications and survival associated with operative procedures in patients with unresectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma Spanheimer PM, Cyr AR, Liao J, Johlin FC, Hoshi H, Howe JR, Mezhir JJ In a retrospective chart review study from 1997 to 2013 in a US […]
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January 2014 Support Care Cancer. 2013 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Predictors of anxiety and depression in people with colorectal cancer Gray NM, Hall SJ, Browne S, Johnston M, Lee AJ, Macleod U, Mitchell ED, Samuel L, Campbell NC Using questionnaires and clinical records this study investigated anxiety and depression in people […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Safety updates Class 4 drug alert: Matrifen 100microgram/h TD patches The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have issued a Class 4 drug alert (caution in use) for the Matrifen brand of fentanyl 100microgram/h transdermal […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Latest additions Strong Opioid Identification Booklet now available! Palliativedrugs.com Ltd. has produced a Strong Opioid Identification Booklet. This new resource is designed to be used in two ways: • as a quick reference guide for the range of […]
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December 2013 Palliat Support Care. 2013. [Epub ahead of print] The relationship between the timing of a palliative care consult and utilization outcomes for ventilator-assisted intensive care unit patients Pereira S, Kozikowski A, Pekmezaris R, Sunday S, Mir T, Saad M, Corrado L, Wolf-Klein G In a retrospective chart review of 90 patients […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Drug updates Diamorphine nasal spray launched in UK A diamorphine nasal spray (Ayendi; Wockhardt) indicated for the treatment of acute severe nociceptive pain in children and adolescents 2–15years old in a hospital setting, is now available as an […]
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December 2013 Clin Cancer Res. 2013. [Epub ahead of print] Comparative efficacy of bisphosphonates in metastatic breast and prostate cancer and multiple myeloma: a mixed-treatment meta-analysis Palmieri C, Fullarton JR, Brown J Using a mixed treatment comparison, the efficacy of zoledronic acid was compared to other bisphosphonates (clodronate, pamidronate and ibandronate) in patients […]
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Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website. Hot topics Consultation on end of life care guidance The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People (LACDP), set up in response to the recommendations from the independent report into the Liverpool Care Pathway (see news […]
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December 2013 J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013. [Epub ahead of print] Factors Associated With Survival After Opioid Rotation in Cancer Patients Presenting to an Outpatient Supportive Care Center Reddy A, Yennurajalingam S, Cruz MD, Palla SL, Wang X, Kwon JH, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E This preliminary ad hoc analysis of a previously published […]
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November 2013 Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 22;7:CD003868. [Epub ahead of print] Oral morphine for cancer pain Wiffen PJ, Wee B, Moore RA This further update of a Cochrane review, first published in 2003 and updated in 2007, aimed to determine the efficacy and toxicity of oral morphine in relieving cancer pain. […]