Issue 6/2001
Content (13 Articles)
Review Article
Terminal sedation in palliative medicine – definition and review of the literature
John D. Cowan, Declan Walsh
Review Article
Evaluation and treatment of cancer-related fluid deficits: volume depletion and dehydration
N. Sarhill, D. Walsh, K. Nelson, M. Davis
Original Article
Communication with terminal cancer patients in palliative care: are there differences between nurses and physicians?
A. Levorato, F. Stiefel, C. Mazzocato, E. Bruera
Original Article
Assessment of pain control in cancer patients during the last week of life: comparison of health centre wards and a hospice
Heikki Hinkka, Elise Kosunen, Pirkko Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, Ulla-Kaija Lammi
Original Article
Gender discrepancy observed between chemotherapy-induced emesis and hiccups
Chuang-Chi Liaw
Review Article
The importance of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase CYP2D6 in palliative medicine
Mellar P. Davis, Jade Homsi
Original Article
Factors associated with utilization of nonproven cancer therapies in Turkey
Mustafa Samur
Original Article
Difference in patient's acceptance of early versus late initiation of psychosocial support in breast cancer
Christine Scholten, Georg Weinländer, Michael Krainer, Oskar Frischenschlager, Christoph C. Zielinski
Short communication
Anticancer chemotherapy in a patient with prior history of acute intermittent porphyria
Frédéric Forget, Ahmad Awada, Jean Klastersky
Short Communication
Rifampicin in opioid-induced itching
Sebastiano Mercadante, Patrizia Villari, Fabio Fulfaro
Letter to the Editor
Mirtazapine may be useful in treating nausea and insomnia of cancer chemotherapy
R. Kast