Palliative care adds months to life

CANCER patients wanting to live for as long as possible should receive palliative care sooner rather than later after research found it could prolong life more effectively than receiving treatment alone.

Palliative care extends length and quality of life

CANCER patients wanting to live for as long as possible should receive palliative care sooner rather than later, as research suggests it could prolong life more effectively than receiving treatment alone.

The impact of care at home

AT FIRST, the words "palliative care" made Ken Richards think he was done for.

A Key Operator In Hospital Design

Frederick Clarence Armstrong, OAM Architect, Community Servant 16-11-1914 - 10-11-2008 CLARRIE Armstrong had a strong sense of history. He was always amazed that he lived at a time when he could contribute to the modernisation of Victoria's buildings - hospital buildings in particular. Frederick Armstrong

Focus On Easing Pain

Central to the debate on euthanasia is the provision of quality palliative care, writes Adrian Dabscheck.

Care Of Terminally Ill Negligent, Says Nurse

TERMINALLY ill patients in regional NSW are unnecessarily suffering excruciating pain because of a lack of palliative care, the author of an internal Health Department report has revealed.

Life At The End Should Have The Best Of Care

Pain-relief medication needs to go beyond aspirin for many people in their final days. AN international report released today Access to Pain Relief an Essential Human Right has shown that about 80 per cent of the world's palliative care patients have no access to pain-relief medicines.

$500,000 For Palliative Care

THREE University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded $500,000 for research into palliative care.

Pubs' Palliative Push

A PALLIATIVE care centre for Hunter children dying of cancer will be another step closer to being realised thanks to the effort of the Hunter branch of the Australian Hotels Association, which is hosting another black tie ball tonight to raise money for the cause.