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2004| January-June | Volume 10 | Issue 1
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Sweating in advanced cancer
Robert Twycross
January-June 2004, 10(1):1-11
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Breathlessness: A palliative care perspective
Vandana Vora
January-June 2004, 10(1):12-18
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Maggots: A neglected problem in palliative care
Anuradha Sowani, Deepak Joglekar, Priyadarshini Kulkarni
January-June 2004, 10(1):27-29
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Palliative radiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer-A prospective trial
Sushmita Ghoshal, Firuza Patel, Neeru Mudgil, Manish Bansal, Suresh Sharma
January-June 2004, 10(1):19-23
AIM: To evaluate the role of palliative radiotherapy for symptom control in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 25 patients with stage 3 and stage 4 head and neck cancer were treated with a short course of palliative radiotherapy (30 Gray (Gy) in 10 fractions over 2 weeks). Baseline symptoms were assessed using a 11 point numerical scale for pain, dysphagia, cough, insomnia and dyspnoea. The primary end point was relief of symptoms in the fourth week after radiotherapy. Percentage symptom relief was quantified by the patient using a rupee scale. RESULTS: All 22 patients with pain and 90% of patients with dysphagia, dyspnoea and disturbed sleep had greater than 50% relief in symptoms after radiotherapy. Cough was relieved in sixty percent of cases. CONCLUSION: A short course of radiation can be an effective method of symptom palliation in head and neck cancers.
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'Watch with me': Essays by Cicely Saunders
Reena George
January-June 2004, 10(1):24-26
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A journey from cancer to 'CanSupport'
Harmala Gupta
January-June 2004, 10(1):32-38
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Pain management in a radiation oncology ward
Jenifer Jeba, Srinivas Varadarajan
January-June 2004, 10(1):41-44
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Palliative care education by Munnabhai MBBS
Santosh Chaturvedi
January-June 2004, 10(1):30-31
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Are oncology patients aware of their diagnosis? A survey from Calicut
Divya Purrakkal, Dhanyasree Pulasseri, Sandhya Ravindran
January-June 2004, 10(1):39-40
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