Hematology

Palliation

Questions discussed in this category

What screening tools or signs do you use to predict if a cancer patient is near end-of-life?

There is conflicting data on whether the "surprise question" performs adequately enough. Do you use this or other screening tools alone, or in c...

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How can oncologists be more collaborative with palliative care physicians?

How can these interactions be improved?

1 Answer available

Does radiation improve bone health and allow for healing of a pathological fracture in a patient with multiple myeloma refusing surgery?

What is the best evidence to support or refute this?

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What is the recommended initial treatment for spinal cord compression due to non-Hodgkin lymphoma (e.g. diffuse large B-cell lymphoma)?

When treating with radiation therapy, what dose-fractionation do you typically utilize?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Turk J Med Sci,

The impact of one fraction of 8 Gy radiotherapy in palliative treatment of multiple myeloma patients with painful bone destructions.

Radiat Oncol, 2015-03-28

Effects of Radiotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of a Single Institution.

Journal of palliative medicine, 2012-11

Conceptual models for integrating palliative care at cancer centers.

Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, 2016-03

Integrating palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care.

Cancer, 2015-03-15

Bedside clinical signs associated with impending death in patients with advanced cancer: preliminary findings of a prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

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