Annals ofPalliative Care Medicine

Volume: 3 - Number: 26 - June 15, 2007

Outstanding

Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate: randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial for treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients

Geriatric cachexia: the role of cytokines

Supportive and Palliative Care of Pancreatic Cancer

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Malignant Causes

Cachexia/Anorexia Syndrome

Geriatric cachexia: the role of cytokines

Different modes of weight loss in Alzheimer disease: a prospective study of 395 patients

Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure: underlying mechanisms and therapy perspectives

Casos clínicos

Peritoneal carcinomatosis from a small bowel carcinoid tumour

Unexpected response to systemic chemotherapy in case of primarily nonresectable advanced disseminated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Pain

Cost-effectiveness of samarium-153-EDTMP for the treatment of pain due to multiple bone metastases in hormone-refractory prostate cancer versus conventional pain therapy, in Portugal

Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate: randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial for treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients

Clinical experience with transdermal fentanyl for the treatment of cancer pain in Germany

Morphine, Oxycodone, Methadone and Its Enantiomers in Different Models of Nociception in the Rat

Synergy between µ Opioid Ligands: Evidence for Functional Interactions among µ Opioid Receptor Subtypes

Adequacy of Cancer Pain Management in a Japanese Cancer Hospital

Efficacy and Tolerability of Cancer Pain Management with Controlled-release Oxycodone Tablets in Opioid-naïve Cancer Pain Patients, Starting with 5 mg Tablets

Palliative surgery

Factors Affecting Successful Palliative Surgery for Malignant Bowel Obstruction due to Peritoneal Dissemination from Colorectal Cancer

Psiquiatrics and psicology

Psychological adjustment of men with prostate cancer: a review of the literature.

Clinical Factors Associated with Suicidality in Cancer Patients

Suicidal Ideation in Cancer Patients with Major Depression

Review Articles

Cachexia: pathophysiology and clinical relevance

Review: Pancreatic cancer

Supportive and Palliative Care of Pancreatic Cancer

Review: Superior vena cava syndrome

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Malignant Causes

Skin and mucosaes care

Oral Doxepin Rinse: The Analgesic Effect and Duration of Pain Reduction in Patients with Oral Mucositis Due to Cancer Therapy

The role of micro-inflammation in the pathogenesis of uraemic pruritus in haemodialysis patients

SUPPORTIVE CARE

Investigating the cost-effectiveness of videotelephone based support for newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients and their families: design of a randomised controlled trial.