2024 update of the AGIHO guideline on diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients with solid tumours and hematological malignan... by Michael Sandherr, Jannik Stemler, Enrico Schalk, Tessa Hattenhauer, Marcus Hentrich, Bernd Hertenstein, Christian Hohmann, Sibylle C. Mellinghoff, Rebekka Mispelbaum, Christina Rieger, Martin Schmidt-Hieber, Rosanne Sprute, Guenter Weiss, Oliver A. Cornely, Larissa Henze, Cornelia Lass-Floerl, Gernot Beutel, Annika Y. Classen, Noemi F. Freise, Meinolf Karthaus, Philipp Koehler, Robert Krause, Julia Neuhann, Hans Martin Orth, Olaf Penack, Markus Schaich, Karsten Spiekermann, Sebastian Voigt, Florian Weissinger, Elena Busch

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Are breast cancer patients with low distress at diagnosis at risk of psychological symptoms later in their disease trajectory? Considerations for when to screen for distress by Rikke Langballe, Birgitte Mertz, Niels Kroman, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne Rosthøj, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

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Surgical Treatment Intensity at the End of Life in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by Samuel Lawday, BMBS, MByRes, Benjamin E. Zucker, MA, MBBS, MRCS, Shona Gardner, MBChB, MRCS, James Robb, MBChB, MA, Lorna Leandro, MA, BM, BCh, William Hollingworth, PhD, Jane Blazeby, MBChB, MD, Angus G.K. McNair, PhD, FRCS, Charlotte Chamberlain, PhD, MRCP

“…Intensity was compared by disease, individual characteristics, geographical region, and palliative care involvement. A risk of bias tool assessed quality and a narrative synthesis of findings was completed. …”
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Examining factorial validity and internal consistency of Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL-9) among care aides working in Long-term Care (LTC) by Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Isaiah Hipel, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…Recently, a shorter 9-item version of the ProQoL was developed and validated among palliative care workers. The ProQoL-9 consists of three subscales: compassion satisfaction (CS), burnout (BO), and compassion fatigue (CF). …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Refused to ICU by María-Consuelo Pintado, Patricia Villa, Natalia González-García, Jimena Luján, Rocío Molina, María Trascasa, Esther López-Ramos, Cristina Martínez, José-Andrés Cambronero, Raúl de Pablo

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The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled tria... by Lisa-Marie Rau, Meltem Dogan, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Markus Blankenburg, Michael C. Frühwald, Rosemarie Ahnert, Sarah Braun, Ursula Marschall, Boris Zernikow, Julia Wager

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Outcomes of Patients Who Have Do Not Resuscitate Status prior to Being Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit by Debjit Saha, Carlos Moreno, Marc Csete, Elizabeth Kury Perez, Luigi Cubeddu, David Farcy, Steven Henry, Zachary Glazer, Lisa A. Moreno-Walton, Robert C. Goldszer

“…Only a minority of patients were seen by palliative care and chaplain teams, services which the literature supports as valuable for DNR patients. …”
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De Novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Combined CBFB-MYH11 and BCR-ABL1 Gene Rearrangements: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Venkata Rakesh Sethapati, Ra’ed Jabr, Leyla Shune, Wissam El Atrouni, Patrick R. Gonzales, Wei Cui, Shivani Golem

“…Eventually, bone marrow transplantation was contraindicated, and the patient was transferred to palliative care. Literature review revealed that AML with co-occurrence of CBFB-MYH11 and BCR-ABL1 gene rearrangements was involved by only a small number of cases with de novo and therapy-related AML. …”
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Comparing physician associates and foundation year two doctors-in-training undertaking emergency medicine consultations in England: a mixed-methods study of processes and outcomes by Simon de Lusignan, Mary Halter, Carly Wheeler, Laura Nice, Sally Brearley, James Ennis, Jonathan Gabe, Heather Gage, Phil Begg, Chao Wang, Jim Parle, Vari Drennan

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Through each other's eyes: initial results and protocol for the co-design of an observational measure of adolescent-parent interaction using first-person perspective by Nicky Wright, Rebecca M. Pearson, Rebecca M. Pearson, Danielle Crook, Danielle Crook, Alice Bond, Tom Jewell, Tom Jewell

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Piloting creative engagement strategies to explore themes of parenthood with fathers by Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin, Catherine Lamont-Robinson, Mark Billington, Matthew James, James Prewett, Gareth Ward, Mireia Bes Garcia, Giovanni Biglino, Giovanni Biglino

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Human rights violations are associated with forcibly displaced population’s mental health—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Felix Sisenop, Pallavi Chatarajupalli, Paul A. Bain, Hanna Kaade, Jutta Lindert

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Influence of religion and spirituality on head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers: a protocol for a scoping review by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Simon N. Rogers, Su Keill, Sakuntha Ratnapreya, Sriyani Ranasinghe, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Irosha Perera

“…Though well established in palliative care, religion and spirituality are rarely incorporated into usual early oncological care. …”
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US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound in pancreatic cancer treatment: a consensus initiative between Chinese and European HIFU centers by Kun Zhou, Holger Strunk, Dobromir Dimitrov, Joan Vidal-Jove, Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona, Markus Essler, Chengbin Jin, Zhechuan Mei, Hui Zhu, Milka Marinova

“…The publication also explores the feasibility and role of USgHIFU within the context of palliative care, including standard systemic chemotherapy.Results: The non-invasive local treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer using HIFU should be regarded as an adjunctive option alongside systemic chemotherapy or best supportive care for managing this aggressive disease. …”
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Global disparities in cancer supportive care: An international survey by Alexandre Chan, Lawson Eng, Changchuan Jiang, Mary Dagsi, Yu Ke, Mary Tanay, Cristiane Bergerot, Niharika Dixit, Ana Cardeña Gutiérrez, Ana I. Velazquez, Farhad Islami, Enrique Soto‐Perez‐de‐Celis

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Exploring the experiences of healthcare professionals in South Africa and Uganda around communicating with children about life-threatening conditions: a workshop-based qualitative... by Sue Ziebland, Julia Ambler, Julia Downing, Alan Stein, Elizabeth Namukwaya, Elizabeth Nabirye, Louise Walker, Elizabeth Rapa, Jeffrey R Hanna, Louise J Dalton, Teresa Pollard, Stephanie Santos-Paulo, Yasmin Gogay, David Kavuma, Ruth Mary Kemigisha, Juliet Namyeso, Tracey Brand, Beverley G Neethling

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E_N_T_R_O_P_Y: Monocentric analysis of rectal cancer radio-chemotherapy treatment in patients of young age by E. Meldolesi, A. Nicolì, N. Dinapoli, G. Chiloiro, A. Romano, R. Menghi, R. Persiani, F. Pacelli, C. Coco, C. Ratto, S. Manfrida, L. Boldrini, B. Corvari, M.A. Gambacorta

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Socioeconomic characteristics and relapse-free and overall survival from childhood cancer – a nationwide study based on data from the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry by Fie Stegenborg, Mathilde Bek, Charlotte Nilsson, Line H. Pedersen, Thomas Scheike, Lisa Hjalgrim, Friederike Erdmann, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Pernille Bidstrup, Line Kenborg, Jeanette Winther, Hanne Larsen, Susanne Dalton

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Holistic health and social care outreach for people experiencing homelessness with recent non-fatal overdose in Glasgow, Scotland: the Pharmacist and third sector Homeless charity... by Vibhu Paudyal, Nicola Greenlaw, Frances S Mair, Kate Stock, Andrew McPherson, Andrea E Williamson, Richard Lowrie, Donogh Maguire, Steven Ross, James Roy Robertson, Alison Boyle, Clare Duncan, Rebecca Blair, Cian Lombard, Fiona Hughes, Jane Moir, Ailsa Scott, Frank Reilly, Laura Sills, Jennifer Hislop, Stephen Wishart, David Brannan, Rebekah Ramage

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Shed antigen-induced blocking effect on CAR-T cells targeting Glypican-3 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wei Gao, Tong Ding, Beicheng Sun, Nan Li, Fang Gao, Meng Jia, Mitchell Ho, Na Li, Luan Sun, Zhanhui Gao, Lei Ao, Sujuan Ma, Peihua Lu, Shaochang Jia

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