Assessing research methodologies used to evaluate inequalities in end-of-life cancer care research: a scoping review protocol by Sam Harper, Natalie G Coburn, Alyson L Mahar, Laura E Davis, Julie Hallet, Peter Tanuseputro, Geetanjali D Datta, Colleen Webber, Allison Wiens, Lauren Konikoff

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A concise practical clinical guide to identifying spasticity in neurological shoulder dysfunction by Damon Hoad, Stephen Ashford, Stephen Ashford, Ganesh Bavikatte, Rachel Farrell, Rachel Farrell, Adrian Robertson, Jörg Wissel, Jörg Wissel

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Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for the Control of Neoplastic Hemorrhage in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: A Case Report by Ji Hwan Kang, Myung Sub Kim, Hyun Pyo Hong, Do Yeon Ahn

“…Given the patients’ poor overall condition and palliative care status, management options are often limited. …”
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Intraperitoneal Steroid Therapy for Recurrent Malignant Ascites in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Case Series by Nashid Islam, Jheelam Biswas, Shima Rani Sarker, Salma Ahsan Khanam

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Retrospective Observational Study on the Characteristics of Pain and Associated Factors of Breakthrough Pain in Advanced Cancer Patients by Rongrong Fan, Xuying Li, Siyu Yang, Xiaofan Bu, Yongyi Chen, Ying Wang, Cuiling Qiu

“…Advanced cancer patients over 18 years of age; diagnosed with cancer of any type and stage III or IV in the palliative care ward with available data were enrolled between 2018 and 2020. …”
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Incidence of Severe Pain in Newly Diagnosed Ambulatory Patients with Stage IV Cancer by Thomas Isaac, Sherri O Stuver, Roger B Davis, Susan Block, Jane C Weeks, Donna L Berry, Saul N Weingart

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Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma in an adolescent male: A case report of an unusual neoplasm by Aashna Soman, P. H. Prasad, P. V. Ajayan

“…The follow-up of the patient for 2 years has shown evidence of recurrence and is now on palliative care.…”
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Episodic Cancer Pain: Patient Reporting, Prevalence, and Clinicodemographic Associations at Initial Cancer Pain Clinic Assessment by Paulo Reis-Pina, Anand Acharya, Antonio Barbosa, Peter G. Lawlor

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First-time use of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in a cluster randomized trial: a qualitative study by Terese Solvoll Skåre, Tonje Lundeby, Jo Åsmund Lund, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, May Helen Midtbust

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The Effectiveness of Cancer Pain Management in a Tertiary Hospital Outpatient Pain Clinic in Thailand: A Prospective Observational Study by Suratsawadee Wangnamthip, Skaorat Panchoowong, Carolina Donado, Kimberly Lobo, Pimporn Phankhongsap, Pinyo Sriveerachai, Pramote Euasobhon, Pranee Rushatamukayanunt, Sahatsa Mandee, Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, Charles B. Berde

“…New guidelines were established, including a multidisciplinary approach, availability of pain interventions, and palliative care referral. Objectives. The objective was to examine the effectiveness of the updated approach. …”
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Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue with Possible Lung Metastases by Michael Y. Chen, Vipul Vyas, Ryan Sommerville

“…The patient declined chemotherapy and radiotherapy to maximise his quality of life and passed away under management from palliative care several months later. Discussion. This is the only case in the literature of this type of carcinoma in the base of the tongue resulting in metastases and a poor prognosis. …”
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Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with liver cirrhosis - a propensity-matched analysis from a multicentric Brazilian cohort by Luanna Silva Monteiro Menezes, Pedro Ferrari Sales da Cunha, Magda Carvalho Pires, Lucas Rocha Valle, Flávia Carvalho Cardoso Costa, Maria Angélica Pires Ferreira, Milton Henriques Guimarães Júnior, Saionara Cristina Francisco, Marcelo Carneiro, Daniel Vitório Silveira, Fernando Graça Aranha, Rafael Lima Rodrigues de Carvalho, Teresa Cristina de Abreu Ferrari, Milena Soriano Marcolino

“…They also had higher frequencies of admission in an intensive care unit (51.3% vs. 38.0%, p = 0.007), invasive mechanical ventilation (43.9% vs. 26.6%, p < 0.001), dialysis (17.9% vs. 11.1%, p = 0.038), septic shock (23.9% vs. 14.9%; p = 0.015) and institution of palliative care (19.7% vs. 7.4%; p < 0.001). Conclusions This study has shown that COVID-19 inpatients with cirrhosis had significantly higher incidence of severe outcomes, as well as higher frequency of institution of palliative care when compared to matched controls. …”
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Healthcare trajectories of aging individuals during their last year of life: application of process mining methods to administrative health databases by Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Alexandra Langford-Avelar, Juliette Duc, Benjamin Dalmas

“…This difference is potentially related to the access to and use of palliative care at the end-of-life, especially home palliative care implementation. …”
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Assessing the effect of On-site supportive communication training (On-site SCT) on doctor burnout: a randomized controlled trial by K.K. Antonsen, J.D. Lyhne, A.T. Johnsen, S. Eßer-Naumann, L.Ø. Poulsen, L. Lund, S. Timm, L.H. Jensen

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Retrograde Balloon-Assisted Deep Enteroscopy in the Diagnosis of Metastatic Melanoma by William Barge, Mark R. Albertini, Christopher Cold, Daniel Abbott, Deepak Gopal

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De Novo Heterozygous Mutation in FGFR2 Causing Type II Pfeiffer Syndrome by Rafat Mosalli, Alfia Fatma, Mohammed A. Almatrafi, Mayada Mazroua, Bosco Paes

“…Antenatal, multidisciplinary parental counseling about the tentative diagnosis and prognosis facilitated postnatal decisions that culminated in an informed choice for palliative care and early demise.…”
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Dehumanization and burden of care among caregivers of terminally ill patients by Ines Testoni, Giulia Sicari, Lucia Ronconi, Gianmarco Biancalani, Chiara Franco, Paolo Cottone, Robert Crupi

“…All of the participants were given a questionnaire comprising the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) to determine caregivers' burden in their roles, the *questionario post mortem (QPM)* (post mortem questionnaire) for the effectiveness of and their trust in the medical nursing team of palliative care services, the Testoni death representation scale (TDRS) to detect their ontological representations of death and the humanity attribution test (HAT) to investigate their attributions of humanity to terminally ill patients. …”
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Overall Survival of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Following the Introduction of Targeted and Immunotherapies: A Norwegian Retrospective, Real-World Registry Data St... by Puco K, Notland CS, Szulkin R, Jonasson C, Beisland C, Johannesen TB, Solli O, Oldenburg J, Heinrich D

“…Katarina Puco,1 Cathrine S Notland,2 Robert Szulkin,3,4 Christian Jonasson,5 Christian Beisland,6,7 Tom B Johannesen,8 Oddvar Solli,9 Jan Oldenburg,10,11 Daniel Heinrich12 1Department of Oncology, Hematology and Palliative Care, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 2Department of Medical Affairs, Pfizer AS, Oslo, Norway; 3SDS Life Science, Stockholm, Sweden; 4Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden; 5Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway; 6Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; 7Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; 8Cancer Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; 9Health and Value, Pfizer AS, Oslo, Norway; 10Department of Oncology, Akershus University Hospital HF, Lørenskog, Norway; 11Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 12Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Innlandet Hospital Trust HF, Division Gjøvik/Lillehammer, NorwayCorrespondence: Katarina Puco, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Palliative Care, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Tel +47  416 86 298, Email katarina.puco@lds.noPurpose: In Norway, 5-year survival rates of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are increasing. …”
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Common Mechanisms Underlying Opioid Tolerance and Dependence and Neuropathic Pain: Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors by Marian E Fundytus

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Response on Cheema U N, et al. (J Pak Med Assoc. 74: 1051-1054, June 2024) Film as an educational tool in medical pedagogy: A study on cinemeducation and its effectiveness by Usama Naveed Cheema, Sarmed Ibrahim, Nukhbat Ullah Awan, Haram Ashiq, Wagma Sarmed, Khalid Munir

“…The constructive feedbackhighlights important perspectives on cinemeducationand its role in modern medical pedagogy.The reader rightly emphasizes the diverse applications ofcinemeducation across medical disciplines, includingfamily medicine, psychiatry, palliative care, and ethics.This aligns with our study's core premise that films serveas a bridge between theoretical and practical learning byfostering engagement and critical thinking. …”
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