Stories tagged 'palliative care'
Health disparities may affect end-of-life experiences of minority blood cancer patients
A new study finds ethnic and racial minorities with leukemia or lymphoma are more likely to die in hospital, receive aggressive care in last weeks of life than white patients
Dec. 11, 2017 | By Rachel Tompa / Fred Hutch News Service
A new study of nearly 9,500 blood cancer patients revealed that racial and ethnic minority patients have a different experience at the end of their lives than do their white counterparts.
Palliative care: It’s not what you think (or fear)
Stigma keeps many cancer patients from using a service that offers much-needed help to the sick as well as the dying
April 26, 2017 | By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service
Palliative care isn't just about easing suffering at end of life. It’s also appropriate for patients dealing with pain or side effects anywhere along the cancer continuum. But not all patients, or doctors, realize this. Two Fred Hutch experts discuss the latest research, and the stigma, surrounding this crucial type of care.
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Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Feb. 2, 2017
Novel gene therapy for sickle cell disease and related disorders on the horizon; immunotherapy trial in rare skin cancer named one of 2016’s major advances in clinical cancer research and care; Dr. Cara McDermott receives AcademyHealth new investigator award; and study documents sperm changes years after chemotherapy.
Tags: cancer immunotherapy trials network, chemotherapy, CITN, Clinical Research, CRISPR, fertility after cancer, gene editing, Hans-Peter Kiem, hicor, hutchinson institute for cancer outcomes research, immunotherapy, Martin Cheever, merkel cell carcinoma, palliative care, Paul Nghiem, Public Health Sciences, sickle cell disease, Stephen M Schwartz, Transplant and Immunotherapy
Screening tool aims to better identify distressed patients
Caring for patients doesn’t just mean physically; a new tool helps doctors find, and support, those struggling with depression and other forms of psychosocial distress
Feb. 5, 2016 | By Susan Keown / Fred Hutch News Service
To ensure that patients and their families are connected with supportive services that can improve their overall wellbeing, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s patient-care arm — is implementing systematic screening for psychological and social concerns, with referrals to supportive services, for all new patients.
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Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Nov. 19, 2015 | By Fred Hutch News Service staff
More than a dozen Fred Hutch scientists and staff participated in the ninth annual Life Sciences Research Weekend Nov. 6-8 at Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Read about this and more Good News at Fred Hutch.
Tags: Barry L Stoddard, Ben Anderson, bioengineering, breast cancer, Breast Health Global Initiative, Clinical Research, Colorectal Cancer, Cristina Rodriguez, Elizabeth Trice Loggers, hicor, Human Herpes Viruses, hutchinson institute for cancer outcomes research, immunotherapy research, influenza, Josh Hill, Joshua Hill, Katie Peichel, Matthias Stephan, Michael Boeckh, oncology, palliative care, Public Health Sciences, stickleback, Sylvia Lee, Vaccine and Infectious Disease, VIDD, William Grady
‘The care you want at a pivotal time in your life’
Medicare to reimburse for end-of-life conversations between doctors and patients
July 9, 2015 | By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service
Medicare announced yesterday that it plans to reimburse for discussions between terminal patients and doctors about end-of-life care, a much-needed change in policy that has been lauded by many patient advocate organizations and health care providers.
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