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Family perspectives on aggressive cancer care near the end of life. |
Wright AA, Keating NL, Ayanian, JZ, et al. |
Family Perspectives on Cancer Care Background: Many patients with advanced cancer receive aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care.1-3 What is the association of aggressive EOL care wi... |
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Hospitalizations in older adults with advanced cancer: the role of chemotherapy. |
O’Neill CB, Atoria CL, O’Reilly EM, et al. |
Chemotherapy and Hospitalizations in Older Adults Background: Palliative chemotherapy is increasingly common for metastatic cancer.1-7 But does chemotherapy in older patients ne... |
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High intensity of end-of-life care among adolescent and young adult cancer patients in the New York state Medicaid program. |
Mack JW, Chen K, Boscoe FP, et al. |
End-of-Life Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Background: Little is known about end-of-life (EOL) care for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer.1,2 How often do AY... |
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Parent-reported errors and adverse events in hospitalized children. |
Khan A, Furtak SL, Melvin P, Rogers JE, Schuster MA, Landrigan CP. |
Parent-Reported Medication Errors Background: Adverse event surveillance does not routinely include patient or family reports.1-5 How often do parents of pediatric inpatients... |
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Opioid dose and risk of suicide. |
Ilgen MA, Bohnert AS, Ganoczy D, Bair MJ, McCarthy JF, Blow FC |
Opioid Dosage and Suicide Risk Background: Chronic pain may increase suicide risk.1-4 Is opioid dose associated with suicide mortality in veterans with chronic pain? Desig... |
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Symptom monitoring with patient-reported outcomes during routine cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial. |
Basch E, Deal AM, Kris MG, et al. |
Symptom Monitoring During Cancer Treatment Background: Mechanisms to enhance symptom discussions between patients and clinicians exist.1-4 Can web-based, self-reported symp... |
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