Annals ofPalliative Care Medicine

Volume: 4 - Number: 37 - May 15, 2008

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New Therapeutic Directions for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting the Epidermal Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathways

Canadian supportive care recommendations for the management of neutropenia in patients with cancer

Current perspectives of catabolic mediators of cancer cachexia

Effect on Body Weight and Safety of RC-1291, a Novel, Orally Available Ghrelin Mimetic and Growth Hormone Secretagogue: Results of a Phase I, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers

About the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Dedicated to Prevention and Relief of Suffering

Bioethics

Attitudes and behaviors of Japanese physicians concerning withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for end-of-life patients: results from an Internet survey

Consenting of the vulnerable: the informed consent procedure in advanced cancer patients in Mexico Emma L Verástegui

Cachexia-anorexia syndrome

Val103Ile polymorphism of the melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4R) in cancer cachexia

Use of a Cybex NORM dynamometer to assess muscle function in patients with thoracic cancer

Metabolic and morphological alterations induced by proteolysis-inducing factor from Walker tumour-bearing rats in C2C12 myotubes

Current perspectives of catabolic mediators of cancer cachexia

Effect on Body Weight and Safety of RC-1291, a Novel, Orally Available Ghrelin Mimetic and Growth Hormone Secretagogue: Results of a Phase I, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers

Casos clínicos

Acute airway failure secondary to thyroid metastasis from renal carcinoma

Peritoneovenous Shunting for Intractable Chylous Ascites Complicated with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Clincal support in oncology

Canadian supportive care recommendations for the management of neutropenia in patients with cancer

Oral Glutamine Is Effective for Preventing Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathy in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Original research

Symptom Burden Among Cancer Survivors: Impact of Age and Comorbidity

Palliative Chemotherapy

New Therapeutic Directions for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting the Epidermal Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathways

Palliative radiotherapy

A pilot study on combination of cryosurgery and 125iodine seed implantation for treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Pediatric palliative care

Alliance for Childhood Cancer: Addressing the Needs of Children With Cancer

Pharmacology

Evidence for Separate Involvement of Different ?-Opioid Receptor Subtypes in Itch and Analgesia Induced by Supraspinal Action of Opioids

Symptom Control

Palliating symptoms other than pain

Hemoglobin-Independent Organ Protection by EPO in Humans: Amelioration of Cognitive Loss in Chronic Schizophrenia