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Palliative Care for Terminally Ill Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

Most patients can achieve acceptance and learn to cope with the dying process. For distressed terminally ill individuals with BPD, the emotional challenges of their illness can be ... between ... read more

Considerations for Optimal Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion

A roundtable panel of national and regional managed care decision makers and providers met to discuss pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and strategies for management ... undue dyspnea or fatigue, ... read more

The etiology and management of intractable breathlessness in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of pharmacological therapy

In advanced cancer, breathlessness is complex and usually multifactorial and its severity unrelated to measurable pulmonary function or disease status. Therapeutic advances in the clinical management ... read more

Measuring Quality of Care for the Sickest Patients

So all of my patients are living with profound fatigue, pain, shortness of breath ... measurement is not advanced enough to measure what matters most to these patients, in part because patients’ ... read more

Prompt Palliative Care Saves Money, Especially in Sickest Patients

Providing a palliative care consultation right after admission in patients with a complex illness ... "is optimal, and services may complement existing programs. Providers may refer family and friend ... read more

Early Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer: Who and When?

Palliative care should start as soon as a patient's cancer becomes advanced ... threatening illness to deal with pain control, management of depression and anxiety, and avoiding overly aggressive care ... read more

Changing the Sequence of Therapies Can Improve Results in NSCLC

Mott, M.D. In an interview during the 2017 OncLive State of the Science Summit TM on advanced ... Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed optimal ... read more

Diagnosis and Initial Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer

Anticoagulation is the preferred initial therapy for cancer patients with central venous catheter–associated DVT, calf DVT, and unsuspected VTE. Conclusion Optimal ... management of VTE will be ... read more

The needs of patients with advanced, incurable cancer

Limited research has investigated the specific needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer. The aim of this study was to ... during the previous 4 months in an optimal health-care system. This ... read more

Management of Dyspnea in Patients With Far-Advanced Lung Disease: "Once I Lose It, It's Kind of Hard to Catch It . . . "

Author Affiliations: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital. Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life Section Editor: Margaret A. Winker, ... read more

New recommendations for endoscopic eradication therapy in Barrett's esophagus

It has been identified as a precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a type of cancer that continues to become ... surveillance as optimal management strategy for patients with dysplasia ... read more

American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement: Toward Individualized Care for Patients With Advanced Cancer

Patients with advanced incurable cancer ... and preferences throughout the course of illness. Consideration of disease-directed therapy, symptom management, and attention to quality of life are ... read more