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Suspending Informed Consent

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2014
The notion of suspended human animation has long been a topic in science fiction. Whether it is transporting human astronauts to far-off planets or freezing bodily processes for thousands of years, humans have been obsessed.
Dallas M. Ducar
doaj   +1 more source

The assessment of spiritual well-being in cancer patients with advanced disease: which are its meaningful dimensions?

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background Spirituality is particularly important for patients suffering from life-threatening illness. Despite research showing the benefits of spiritual assessment and care for terminally ill patients, their spiritual needs are rarely addressed in ...
Elisa Rabitti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spirituality in the terminally ill hospitalized patient [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Spiritual and religious beliefs influence how individuals view death and dying. Nurses focus on the physiological, safety, and emotional needs of the patient, and sometimes the spiritual needs may be neglected (Reed, 1987).
Dye, Deborah K.
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Diversity in Representations of Terminally Ill Patients in End-of-Life Documentaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
End-of-life documentary films and television documentaries that focus on palliative and hospice care, and stories about the terminally ill, participate in building a public understanding of palliative and hospice care.
Hakola, Outi J.
core  

Etoposide‐induced cancer cell death: roles of mitochondrial VDAC1 and calpain, and resistance mechanisms

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The complex mode of action of the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide in triggering apoptosis involves several mechanisms: overexpression of the mitochondrial protein VDAC1, leading to its oligomerization and formation of a large channel that mediates the release of pro‐apoptotic protein; and overexpression of the apoptosis regulators p53, Bax, and ...
Aditya Karunanithi Nivedita   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing Awareness In End Of Life Care For Human Development And Family Studies Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Much of the focus for Human Development and Family Studies “HDFS” students is on childhood and adolescence rather than late adulthood. If students are planning on working with families in the future, it is important that they understand the kinds of ...
Ironside, Nathan
core   +1 more source

A methodology to systematically analyze the hospital discharge of terminally ill patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
To provide an appropriate method to systematically analyze the hospital discharge of terminally ill patients especially the cooperation between hospital and community nurses and the quality of the discharge handovers.
Bosma, Ingeborg   +6 more
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Targeting PRAME directly or via EZH2 inhibition overcomes retinoid resistance and represents a novel therapy for keratinocyte carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The study evaluated the function and therapeutic implications of PRAME in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The findings demonstrate that PRAME impairs keratinocyte differentiation pathways. Furthermore, PRAME impairs anticancer response to retinoid compounds in BCC and SCC cells.
Brandon Ramchatesingh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurses’ Caring Behavior for Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients.

open access: yesJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2011
Objective: 1) To describe nurses’ caring behavior for terminally ill pediatric patients 2) To identify the relationships between nurses’ caring behavior for terminally ill pediatric patients and personal factors of nurses.
Pranee Rattanaudom, Waraporn Kowthaisong
doaj  

Facing death in the clinical practice: a view from nurses in Mexico

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2017
Objective. To explore the views of nurses on death in their practice, and their perception about physicians’ actions dealing with terminally ill patients. Materials and methods.
Ma. Luisa Marván   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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