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Assisted dying [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2013
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Cutaneous Melanoma Drives Metabolic Changes in the Aged Bone Marrow Immune Microenvironment

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, increasingly affects older adults. Our study reveals that melanoma induces changes in iron and lipid levels in the bone marrow, impacting immune cell populations and increasing susceptibility to ferroptosis.
Alexis E. Carey, Murilo Ramos Rocha, Cheyenne Palm, Vania Wang, Denys Balandin, Ethan Black, Kevin Y. Zhang, Fan Huang, Daniel J. Zabransky, Yash Chhabra, Mareike Peters, Gabriel Ghiaur, Ashani Weeraratna   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It is difficult to be absolutely sure one way or the other.” – a mixed method study on Finnish physicians’ views on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are complex and ethically challenging topics. Physicians’ attitudes toward euthanasia and PAS have been studied, but little is known about their ethical considerations regarding these topics ...
Reetta P. Piili, Minna Hökkä, Elina Tolvanen, Jukka Vänskä, Pekka Louhiala, Juho T. Lehto   +5 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menorah Review (No. 47, Fall, 1999) [PDF]

, 1999
Physician-Assisted Suicide -- What Price Prejudice? -- The American Synagogue: Now and Then -- Amelek -- Picks and Pans from the Feminist\u27s Corner -- King David -- A Good Life Now and Then -- Noteworthy ...

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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patients' and Caregivers' Suggestions for Improving Assisted Dying Regulation: A Qualitative Study in Australia and Canada

Health Expectations
Introduction Assisted dying (AD) has been legalised in a small but growing number of jurisdictions globally, including Canada and Australia. Early research in both countries demonstrates that, in response to access barriers, patients and caregivers take ...
Ruthie Jeanneret, Eliana Close, Lindy Willmott, Jocelyn Downie, Ben P. White   +4 more
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Fibrinogen Changes Before and After Intravenous Thrombolysis as Predictors of Cerebral Injury and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma fibrinogen is essential in thrombosis and fibrinolysis, yet its dynamic changes pre‐ and post‐intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) for predicting brain injury severity and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients remain unclear.
Wenhai Zhai, Yang Qu, Reziya Abuduxukuer, Kejia Zhang, Peng Zhang, Xin Tang, Huaimei Zhang, Lijuan Wang, Lichong Yang, Shuangxu Tan, Zhimei Yuan, Ce Han, Lili He, Yuping Zheng, Fenglan Zhao, Lijie Guo, Ligang Jiang, Jinfeng Li, Yongfei Jiang, Xuexia Zou, Dan Xu, Han Xu, Xiaojia Wang, Yingbin Qi, Xuefeng Hu, Yu Zhang, Zhen‐Ni Guo, Hang Jin, on behalf of the Biomarkers of Brain Injury Investigator Study Group   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assisted dying [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2009
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Drawing a Line Between Killing and Letting Die: The Law, and Law Reform, on Medically Assisted Dying [PDF]

, 1993
Traditional medical ethics and law draw a sharp distinction between allowing a patient to die and helping her die. Withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment, such as by abating technological nutrition, hydration or respiration, will cause ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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