1 Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (MCPCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2 Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr ...

Despite legal responsibilities to eliminate discrimination, heteronormative assumptions, marginalisation and staff lacking knowledge around LGBTQ+ issues have meant LGBTQ+ people report being more ...

Background and objectives Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life ...

Objectives MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been reported as useful diagnostic markers in cancer; however, relationships of miRNAs with adverse events during chemotherapy have yet to be fully ...

Objectives The decision to refer a patient to palliative care is complex and often highly variable between medical specialists. In this paper, we examine medical specialists’ motivations and triggers ...

Correspondence to Dr Anna Fritzson, Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå S-901 87, Sweden; annafritzson{at}hotmail.com Objectives To investigate whether dying patients receiving ...

Aim To understand patients' perspectives on how a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness was first communicated to them. Study design In-depth qualitative interviews with 50 people ranging in age from ...

Correspondence to Dr Rosemary Ann Frey, School of Nursing, University of Auckland, PO Box 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, 1142 Auckland, New Zealand;r.frey{at}auckland.ac.nz Background The increase in ...

Correspondence to Professor Seng Beng Tan, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia; pramudita_1{at}hotmail.com We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with stage 1 ...

Correspondence to Dr Natalie Bradford, Centre for Healthcare Transformation at Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ...

Correspondence to Dr Francesca Rusalen, Woman’s and Child’s Department, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Service, University of Padua, Padova 35100, Italy; francesca.rusalen{at}aopd.veneto.it ...

1 Department of Learning and Research, African Palliative Care Association, Kampala, Uganda 2 African Palliative Care Association, Kampala, Uganda 3 Department of Programmes, African Palliative Care ...