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November 15
Future of cancer incidence in the United States: burdens upon an aging, changing nation. |
Smith BD, Smith GL, Hurria A, Hortobagyi GN, Buchholz TA. |
Future Increase in Cancer Incidence Among Elderly Background: The US population is projected to swell to 365 million by 2030, with an estimated 72 million individuals â?¥ 65 years and... |
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Racial differences in predictors of intensive end-of-life care in advanced cancer patients. |
Loggers ET, Maciejewski PK, Paulk E, et al. |
Racial Predictors of Intensive End-of-Life Care Background: Studies have confirmed that black patients both prefer and receive intensive end-of-life (EOL) care at higher rates than white patients. Do... |
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Trying to be a good parent as defined by interviews with parents who made phase I, terminal care, and resuscitation decisions for their children. |
Hinds PS, Oakes LL, Hicks J, et al. |
Trying to Be a Good Parent to a Dying Child Background: A sense of having been a good parent to a dying child helps parents emotionally survive the experience and loss. How do parents of children wit... |
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Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. |
Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE. |
Dialysis and Functional Status of Elderly Adults Background: Increasing numbers of elderly patients with end-stage renal disease are starting dialysis1 despite high mortality rates in the first year ... |
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Prospective judgments of acceptable outcomes for pain, interference and activity: patient-determined outcome criteria. |
Thorne FM, Morley S. |
Patients' Perceptions of Acceptable Pain Relief Background: In most clinical trials, outcome criteria for chronic pain are selected by the investigators with 30%-50% reduction in pain intensity consi... |
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