Shortcuts October 2013 Support Care Cancer. 2013 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print] Handgrip strength predicts survival and is associated with markers of clinical and functional outcomes in advanced cancer patients Kilgour RD, Vigano A, Trutschnigg B, Lucar E, Borod M, Morais JA The relationship between handgrip strength (HGS) and survival, quality of […]
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Shortcuts August 2013 Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2013. 110(12):195-202 Dying with dementia: symptom burden, quality of care, and place of death Pinzon LC, Claus M, Perrar KM, Zepf KI, Letzel S, Weber M. This cross-sectional study contacted surviving relatives of 5000 randomly selected people who died in mid-2008 in a single German state. Relatives […]
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Shortcuts August 2013 Support Care Cancer. 2013 Sep;21(9):2599-607 Testosterone replacement for fatigue in hypogonadal ambulatory males with advanced cancer: a preliminary double-blind placebo-controlled trial Del Fabbro E, Garcia JM, Dev R, Hui D, Williams J, Engineer D, Palmer JL, Schover L, Bruera E. In this randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial the effect of testosterone replacement on […]
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Shortcuts June 2013 Clin J Pain. 2013 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print] Do Patient-perceived Pros and Cons of Opioids Predict Sustained Higher-Dose Use? Thielke SM, Turner JA, Shortreed SM, Saunders K, Leresche L, Campbell CI, Weisner CC, Korff MV. Using a patient completed questionnaire, this study evaluated the effect of opioids (≥50 mg […]
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Shortcuts May 2013 J Pain. 2013 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print] Lack of Correlation Between Opioid Dose Adjustment and Pain Score Change in a Group of Chronic Pain Patients. Chen L, Vo T, Seefeld L, Malarick C, Houghton M, Ahmed S, Zhang Y, Cohen A, Retamozo C, St Hilaire K, Zhang V, Mao […]
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The Effect of Opioid Therapy on Endocrine Function. Brennan MJ. This review summarises the major effects of opioids on the endocrine system, outlining the long-term effects of their use, which can include reduced libido and sexual function, infertility, mood disorders and bone demineralisation. Although the effects of opioids on the endocrine system are relatively common […]
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Rapid response teams, do not resuscitate orders, and potential opportunities to improve end-of-life care: a multicentre retrospective study. Downar J, Rodin D, Barua R, Lejnieks B, Gudimella R, McCredie V, Hayes C, Steel A. In this retrospective review from Canada, 300 in hospital Rapid response team (RRT) consultations were reviewed in the light that […]
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Gabapentin for refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ryan NM, Birring SS, Gibson PG. This study is the first double-blind, placebo-controlled RCT to investigate gabapentin for the treatment of refractory chronic cough. In it, 62 adults with refractory chronic cough of over 2 months, who did not have active respiratory disease, were […]
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Cancer. 2012 Chemotherapy use and patient treatment preferences in advanced colorectal cancer: A prospective cohort study. Zafar SY, Malin JL, Grambow SC, Abbott DH, Kolimaga JT, Zullig LL, Weeks JC, Ayanian JZ, Kahn KL, Ganz PA, Catalano PJ, West DW, Provenzale D; for the Cancer Care Outcomes Research & Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium. This national […]
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Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Nov 10. [Epub ahead of print] Longitudinal Changes in Function, Symptom Burden, and Quality of Life in Patients with Early-Stage Lung Cancer. Koczywas M, Williams AC, Cristea M, Reckamp K, Grannis Jr FW, Tiep BL, Uman G, Ferrell B. This study evaluated the longitudinal changes (up to 1 year) in physical […]