PMID: 9160922Apr 1, 1997Paper

Palliative care in patients with cancer of the head and neck

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences
K Forbes

Abstract

Palliative care is the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Patients with end-stage head and neck cancer have particular problems because of the impact of the tumour on the airway, the upper gastrointestinal tract and the major senses. Patients referred for palliative care were identified from the hospice database and the nature, incidence and management of their problems, and the role of the hospice in their care, was reviewed from in-patient and home care notes and patient-generated problem lists. Thirty-two male and six female patients with a median age of 64 years were identified. Locoregional recurrence was present in 79% of patients. Pain, weight loss, feeding difficulties, dysphagia, respiratory symptoms, xerostomia, oral thrush and communication difficulties were the major problems. The management of each, and of the terminal events encountered in the group, is discussed.

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