Gloria Romaine has advanced, inoperable cancer, but hospice was never a consideration for the 61-year-old San Leandro woman. Romaine is not ready for an end-of-life strategy. She's actively fighting ...

In the ICU where critically ill patients receive aggressive life-sustaining interventions, suffering is common and death can be expected in up to 20% of patients. High-quality pain management is a ...

The use of complementary alternative therapy in the clinical setting has been a subject of increasing debate in the medical community, with a growing number of people seeking the use of alternative ...

Palliative radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern oncological care, offering symptomatic relief and improved quality of life for patients with advanced or metastatic cancer. By targeting tumours ...

Occupational therapy plays a vital role in palliative care by providing person-centred interventions that facilitate engagement in daily activities and promote quality of life for patients with ...

Jonathan Klein has received funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Terry Fox Foundation. Jonathan Livergant does not work for, ...

A new study demonstrates the benefits of music therapy. The findings are based on a unique collaboration between university music therapy students, musicians from a professional symphony orchestra and ...

An updated clinical guideline has been published that underscores the safety and effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy (RT) for treating painful bone metastases. The American Society for ...

Supportive care should be implemented promptly after patients receive CAR-T cell therapy, but as one expert notes, patients with cancer are often referred for this care too late. Early integration of ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rochester Regional Health is now offering music therapy to patients with serious and complicated health issues to help manage their stress and pain. Kim Best, a music therapist, ...

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Biology in Head and Neck Cancer Salivary gland cancers (SGCs) are rare neoplasms, accounting for less than 5% of all cancers of the head and neck. They encompass a ...

This retrospective cohort study used linked registry and claims data on men who were diagnosed with stage IV M0 or stage IV M1b prostate cancer between 2005 and 2009, with associated claims from 2005 ...