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Autor:
Livia, Kislev, Lena, Kurtz Almog, Pdut, Bier, Rina, Dikhel, Michal, Avidan, Alexander, Waller
Publikováno v:
Harefuah. 161(5)
A neglected issue in treatment and research is the sexuality of patients dying of cancer, or with incurable advanced cancer. Information is lacking about changes in patients' sexual and intimate life, distress caused by these changes and their intere
Autor:
Itai Gueta, Doron Garfinkel, Nataly Ilin, Alexander Waller, Ashley Torkan-Zilberstein, Netanel F. Zilberstein
Publikováno v:
International journal of clinical practice. 72(4)
Background Elderly patients are exposed to increased number of medications, often with no proof of a positive benefit/risk ratio. Unfortunately, this trend does not spare those with limited life expectancy, including end-stage cancer patients who req
Autor:
Yoav P. Talmi, Alexander Waller, Shay Dori, Jona Kronenberg, Shlomo Taicher, Gavriel Chaushu, Michaela Bercovici
Publikováno v:
Cancer. 88:984-987
BACKGROUND Patients with terminal malignant disease commonly report hyposalivation or xerostomia. This leads to “dry mouth,” fungal infection, and mucosal abnormalities. To the authors' knowledge oral symptomatology and findings have not been cor
Publikováno v:
Cancer. 86:871-877
BACKGROUND Pain control is one of the most important goals of end-of-life care, and the use of opioids for this purpose is extremely common in hospice settings. However, it is unknown how many of the patients require high dose morphine (HDM, >299 mg/
Autor:
Michaela Bercovici, Yoav P. Talmi, Zeev Horowitz, Abraham Adunski, Alexander Waller, Jona Kronenberg, M. Raphael Pfeffer
Publikováno v:
Cancer. 80:1117-1123
BACKGROUND Pain is one of the most feared consequences of cancer and is experienced by up to 80% of patients with head and neck carcinoma (HNC). Pain in terminal HNC patients is common and often defined as severe. This study evaluated the effectivene
Autor:
Jona Kronenberg, Yehuda Roth, Yoav P. Talmi, Alexander Waller, Daniel Cotlear, Zeev Horowitz, Abraham Adunski
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 111:454-458
With improved control of cancer above the clavicles, distant metastases (DM) are frequently more seen and are becoming a more common cause of morbidity and mortality. The present study defined the incidence of distant metastases in a cohort of termin
Autor:
Jona Kronenberg, Yoav P. Talmi, Abraham Adunski, Bercovici M, Alexander Waller, Zeev Horowitz
Publikováno v:
Journal of Palliative Care. 13:9-14
The objective is to evaluate and compare data on a cohort of terminal head and neck cancer (HNC) patients from both home and hospital-based hospice programs and to define the particular problems and needs of those patients. The setting was a tertiary
Autor:
Alexander Waller
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 12:5-17
Publikováno v:
Palliativesupportive care. 11(5)
The Israel Cancer Association has contributed, as a key player, to the establishment and upgrade of palliative care in Israel. The aim of this article is to describe the involvement and contribution of the ICA, as a volunteer organization, from a cli