In a recent study, published in The Oncologist, just under 10% of patients diagnosed with terminal cancer did not know their prognosis and had no interest in finding out. This unwillingness to face a ...

April 15, 2010 — Despite the distress of learning that their disease is terminal, most cancer patients prefer to know the truth, and to hear it from their physicians. This conclusion is from a Korean ...

When Patrick Malone was diagnosed with a rare type of incurable cancer in May 2024 "absolutely every aspect" of his life ...

Florida’s opioid legislation was enacted with an important goal: reducing addiction, diversion and overdose. That goal ...

Researchers surveyed patients with blood cancer regarding what they value as the most important service in their hospice care.

Family caregivers of patients with terminal cancer need psychospiritual care. The assessment of their psychospiritual distress is challenging. An automated system can be used to detect psychospiritual ...

Many terminal cancer patients are not getting adequate pain relief early enough, according to a University of Leeds study. The researchers found that, on average, terminal cancer patients were given ...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A hospital in Delaware held a special wedding for a terminally ill cancer patient. Gus and Rachel Jiménez said their vows Sunday, but they've been following the pledge "in sickness ...

Chennai: State opened a govt-run end-of-life care centre for advanced cancer and chronic disease patients on Wednesday—a ...

A bill to allow terminally ill patients in Washington State to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as ...