Rectal tenesmus is the painful sensation of incomplete evacuation of the bowels, which is distressing and difficult to manage. Tenesmus is often caused by rectal carcinoma. It is thought there is a ...

Anaemia, and iron deficiency in the absence of anaemia, is associated with a variety of symptoms including weakness, cognitive impairment, fatigue, tachycardia and dyspnoea. Despite the many potential ...

The Cancer Moonshot Program aims to reduce cancer mortality by 50% within 25 years through innovation in early detection, precision medicine and novel therapies. However, achieving this goal requires ...

Background Pain is the second most prevalent symptom in patients with cancer after fatigue and is highly debilitating. There is an increasing emphasis on the prescription of non-pharmacological ...

In their Forum post, Downar and Ahmedzai use unusual logic in their defence of assisted dying (BMJ Blog, 30 May 2025).1 The basis of their argument is that, because palliative care is not 100% perfect ...

Objectives To investigate the relationship between physical activity and prognosis, and the significant factors associated with physical activity in patients with advanced or recurrent lung cancer.

Virtual reality interventions for mental health and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and narrative synthesis – outcomes, techniques, processes and mechanisms ...

Background Sex and intimacy are expressed by many patients to be essential at the very end of their lives. Different definitions of intimacy are presented in the literature, with studies reporting ...

Background and Aims Emergency admissions to hospital increase in the last year of life and can be avoidable (Barbera, Taylor &, Dudgeon, 2010. CMAJ. 182: 563). In 2016 there were over 1.6 million such ...

Design All deaths of patients (n=2176) known to the specialist palliative care service over a 5-year period were examined through service evaluation to compare the actual place of death with the ...

Aim To conduct qualitative research into carers’ perceptions of the respite they receive from HHCNL with the intention of generating new knowledge that will inform our plans to offer an extended, ...

Introduction The rising global prevalence of cancer reveals significant regional disparities in palliative care adoption. While some countries have incorporated palliative care into their systems, ...