Introduction Poverty and deprivation are invisible yet powerful influences over people’s experiences of palliative and end of life care. The socio-economic impact on terminally ill migrants on UK ...

Correspondence to Dr Antonio Vigano, Supportive & Palliative Care Division, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada; antonio.vigano{at}mcgill.ca Objectives To evaluate the ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca Objective WHO ...

Background Today, euthanasia has become the option for terminally ill persons, in order to die with dignity. Palliative care on the other hand seeks to re-assure people with terminal or chronic ...

Correspondence to Dr David See, Department of Palliative Care, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC 3095, Australia; davidsee1993{at}gmail.com Background There is increasing recognition that ...

Introduction Routine assessment of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in oncology has shown to improve the quality of the delivered care and to prolong survival. However, for successful implementation ...

Background Ethnically diverse groups are underrepresented in undergraduate medical education in the UK. Students prefer more inclusive patient representation during teaching. In alignment with our ...

Patients with advanced cancer often experience bothersome symptoms requiring specialist palliative care input. Oncology clinical trials commonly include a list of prohibited medications while on trial ...

Introduction The regular assessment of hydration status and provision of mouth care are vital parts of care in the last days of life. We present the results of a survey assessing the knowledge and ...

Background Hospital discharge letters for End of Life Care patients are often poor. The lack of communication from the hospital to community teams regarding essential issues which is needed for ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, 12-300 - 620 University Ave, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca ...

Most people die when they are old, but predicting exactly when this will occur is unavoidably uncertain. The health of older people is challenged by multimorbidity, disability and frailty. Frailty is ...