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Art/Research International, 2022 This book review explores the publication of an email correspondence between Carl Leggo and Kimberley Holmes which occurred over the period of time that Leggo was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for a brain tumour that eventually ended ...
Kedrick James
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Voices in Bioethics, 2013 In America, with our closely held values of optimism and perseverance, we are very often loath to confront death and dying; cancer patients are told to fight, to hold on to a positive attitude, to nurture faith and hope.
Jennifer Cable
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Delirium onset within a palliative care programme: nursing care for the patient and family
Geriatric Care, 2018 Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome correlated with increased risk of hospitalization, functional and cognitive impairment, and mortality. Patients under palliative treatment regime are at higher risk of developing the syndrome due to their debilitated
Dalia Caleffi +3 more
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Hope of patients in the terminal phase of cancer and place of residence
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Objective The aim of the study is to compare the hope of rural and urban inhabitants in the terminal stage of a neoplastic disease covered by stationary hospice care. Material and methods The study was carried out among patients in the terminal phase of
Bożena Baczewska +5 more
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Nurses Training and Capacitation for Palliative Care in Emergency Units: A Systematic Review
Medicina, 2020 Background and objectives: Palliative care (PC) prevents and alleviates patients´ suffering to improve their quality of life in their last days. In recent years, there has been an increase in visits to the emergency services (ES) by patients who may need
Sonia Ortega Romero +6 more
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From Disability Rights to the Rights of the Dying (and Back Again)
Laws, 2017 This article argues for civil rights for dying people. The creation of such rights should be understood as complementary to, but distinct from, existing initiatives to provide dying people with social benefits.
Harold Braswell
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Existence beyond death? Encouraging those who face death
In die Skriflig, 2020 Modern medical technology has transformed the way people live and the way they die. Today, in some instances the process of dying takes longer, due to more advanced medical treatment and therefore requires more sophisticated care than before.
Dirk G. van der Merwe
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Kvinder, Køn & Forskning, 2019 In 2017, I learned that my estranged mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. This article explores the conflicting emotional responses I have had following the decision not to reconnect with my mother, not to provide care for her during her ...
Anne Bettina Pedersen
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi +5 more
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Bureaucratic violence: Professionals’ views of the financial experiences of terminally ill migrants
SSM: Qualitative Research in HealthBackground: Having a terminal illness is associated with an increased risk of living in poverty and destitution at end of life. This is more pronounced for migrants who may not have the same social and cultural capital, or local family support, that ...
Tim Sedgley +4 more
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