Oncology & Cancer

Palliative low-dose radiotherapy improves pain in hepatic cancer

For adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive care alone, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in The ...

Medical economics

Care workers worse off than two years ago, new paper shows

Already having a high rate of in-work poverty, care workers are now worse off in real terms than they were two years ago and should be given pay parity with equivalent NHS roles, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why are some people happy when they are dying?

Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview, the former aid worker told the reporter: "My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy—it ...

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