Highlights of the June Issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Listed below are a few articles from the most recent issue of the journal:

A Randomized Trial of Weekly Symptom Telemonitoring in Advanced Lung Cancer
Susan E. Yount, Nan Rothrock, Michael Bass, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Deborah Pach, Thomas Lad, Jyoti Patel, Maria Corona, Rebecca Weiland, Katherine Del Ciello, and David Cella

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Fentanyl Buccal Tablets for Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Patients: Efficacy and Safety in Japanese Patients Receiving Opioid Treatment of 30 mg/day or More (Oral Morphine Equivalents)
Toshifumi Kosugi, Sasagu Hamada, Chizuko Takigawa, Katsunori Shinozaki, Hiroshi Kunikane, Fumio Goto, Shigeru Tanda, Yasuo Shima, Kinomi Yomiya, Motohiro Matoba, Isamu Adachi, Tetsusuke Yoshimoto, and Kenji Eguchi

Current State of Psychiatric Involvement on Palliative Care Consult Services: Results of a National Survey
Kevin R. Patterson, Andrea R. Croom, Esther G. Teverovsky, and Robert Arnold

To access the articles, you must subscribe to JPSM or be a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). For further information on the Academy, call 847.375.4712 or visit aahpm.org.

Submitted by: David J. Casarett, MD, MA, Senior Associate Editor, JPSM

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