Annals ofPalliative Care Medicine

Volume: 1 - Number: 3 - July 15, 2005

Outstanding

Is asking patients in palliative care, "Are you depressed?" appropriate? Prospective study

ABC of palliative care: Non-malignant conditions

Lung cancer 4: Chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the end of the beginning

Ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease

Articles

Is asking patients in palliative care, "Are you depressed?" appropriate? Prospective study

Evaluation of a palliative care service: problems and pitfalls

How well do we care for patients with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A comparison of palliative care and quality of life in COPD and lung cancer

Bereavement

ABC of palliative care: Bereavement

Bioethics

Do not resuscitate decisions

When doctors might kill their patients

Ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease

Bone metastasis management

Early Detection and Accurate Description of Extent of Metastatic Bone Disease in Breast Cancer With Fluoride Ion and Positron Emission Tomography

Effect of oral clodronate on metastatic bone pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Effects of Long-Term Intravenous Ibandronate Therapy on Skeletal-Related Events, Survival, and Bone Resorption Markers in Patients With Advanced Multiple Myeloma

Comunicación

ABC of palliative care: Communication with patients, families, and other professionals

CP in non-malignant conditions

Palliative care for heart failure: Time to move beyond treating and curing to improving the end of life

ABC of palliative care: HIV infection and AIDS

ABC of palliative care: Non-malignant conditions

Decision making

Evaluation of do not resuscitate orders (DNR) in a Swiss community hospital

Editorial

Palliative care needs of minorities: Understanding their needs is the key

End of life

ABC of palliative care: The last 48 hours

Evaluation of end of life care in cancer patients at a teaching hospital in Japan

GI symptoms

ABC of palliative care: Nausea, vomiting, and intestinal obstruction

Letters

In search of a good death Medical education has important role in extending palliative care

In search of a good death Palliative care is also remit of intensivists

Medical education y CP

ABC of palliative care: Care in the community

ABC of palliative care: Constipation and diarrhoea

ABC of palliative care: Emergencies

ABC of palliative care: The carers

ABC of palliative care: Principles of palliative care and pain control

News

Palliative care at home to get further funds if it saves money

Palliative care services should have higher priority, says NICE

Nutrition

ABC of palliative care: Anorexia, cachexia, and nutrition

Pain

ABC of palliative care: Difficult pain problems

Looking for the Role of NSAIDs in Cancer Pain

Efficacy and safety of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for cancer pain: a meta-analysis

Palliative cancer treatment

Lung cancer 5: State of the art radiotherapy for lung cancer

Lung cancer 4: Chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the end of the beginning

Chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer

Treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Immediate versus delayed palliative thoracic radiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer and minimal thoracic symptoms: randomised controlled trial

Pediatric palliative care

ABC of palliative care: Special problems of children

Psiquiatrics and psicology

ABC of palliative care: Depression, anxiety, and confusion

Respiratory symptons

ABC of palliative care: Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems

Review

Recent advances Palliative Care

Skin and mucosaes care

ABC of palliative care: Mouth care, skin care, and lymphoedema