Cancer patients often want ‘one more round.’ Should doctors say no?
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My patient was in his early 30s and his leukemia had returned again following yet another round of treatment.
My patient was in his early 30s and his leukemia had returned again following yet another round of treatment.
My patient was in his early 30s and his leukemia had returned again following yet another round of treatment.
Studies have shown that patients with cancer that has returned are quite willing to receive toxic cancer treatments that…
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We ask two Australian oncologists what they think following report that it does more harm than good
We ask two Australian oncologists what they think
Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death for patients with a good…
by Holly G. Prigerson, PhD; Yuhua Bao, PhD; Manish A. Shah, MD; M. Elizabeth Paulk, MD; Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA; Bryan J.
Chemotherapy Use, Performance Status, and Quality of Life at the End of Life While the administration of chemotherapy in end-stag…
An important new medical study finds that chemotherapy does not extend life for end-stage, terminal cancer patients. What's more…
Treating terminally ill cancer patients with chemotherapy in the months or weeks before death doesn’t improve quality of life…
Researchers say it’s ‘disconcerting’ that oncologists still recommend such therapy
The question of whether chemotherapy, with all its well-known side effects, is a good idea for patients with end-stage cancer…
(HealthDay News) -- For patients with end-stage cancer, chemotherapy use does not improve quality of life near death (QOD)…
A study assessing the impact of chemotherapy for cancer patients who are near death finds the treatment does not improve their…
Last-ditch chemotherapy may not benefit cancer patients nearing the end of their lives. The treatment may even lower the…
New York – Die palliative Chemotherapie, die in den letzten Lebensmonaten eigentlich die Lebensqualität der Patienten…
It's been documented that many terminal cancer patients don't benefit from chemotherapy and other types of treatments toward…
Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death for patients with a good…
Oncologists are facing criticism for administering chemotherapy to patients with end-stage cancer despite little evidence of…
The findings contradict guidelines for oncologists that recommend the treatment for stronger patients on the chance it can…
Terminal cancer patients sometimes get chemotherapy in the belief that it will ease their symptoms. But a study finds many who…
Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near death for patients with a good…
Chemotherapy has saved countless lives and is a mainstay of cancer care. But the latest data suggests that it can also do more…
( The JAMA Network Journals ) Chemotherapy for patients with end-stage cancer was associated with worse quality of life near…