Background Pain is the second most prevalent symptom in patients with cancer after fatigue and is highly debilitating. There is an increasing emphasis on the prescription of non-pharmacological ...

This editorial draws on clinical experience with Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Western Australia to critically examine the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. It compares the legislative ...

Background Guidelines recommend early palliative care (PC) integration in advanced cancers. This remains a challenge in countries with high cancer burden and limited PC access. We report the quality ...

Rectal tenesmus is the painful sensation of incomplete evacuation of the bowels, which is distressing and difficult to manage. Tenesmus is often caused by rectal carcinoma. It is thought there is a ...

Anaemia, and iron deficiency in the absence of anaemia, is associated with a variety of symptoms including weakness, cognitive impairment, fatigue, tachycardia and dyspnoea. Despite the many potential ...

Background Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is generally considered an incurable disease, and patients require continuous systematic treatment. Receiving the diagnosis and treatment of MBC is a ...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult patients with incurable cancer. Methods A systematic search ...

Objectives Communicating prognosis and changes in a patient’s condition is essential in patient-centred care. However, little is known about how families experience medical communication during the ...

Patients with cancer are often polysymptomatic due to significant disease and treatment-related morbidity. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), a type of neuromodulation, affects various physiological ...

Current lethal combinations and doses of drugs used in physician-assisted dying/suicide are untested, unlicensed and ...

Objective Various providers have piloted palliative virtual wards in the past 4 years. This survey provides the first aggregated data from across the UK. Method A cross-sectional online survey ...

Research involving patients is often subject to demanding ethical review processes to protect research participants and prevent harm or fraud. While having a robust ethical approval process is ...