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Acceptability of early integration of palliative care in patients with incurable lung cancer by Le, Brian H C, Mileshkin, Linda, Doan, Katie, Saward, Di, Spruyt, Odette, Yoong, Jaclyn, Gunawardana, Dishan, Conron, Matthew, Philip, Jennifer

“…Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, and it is known many affected will have significant palliative care needs. Evidence suggests that early…”
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Evaluation of IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a staff simulation training intervention to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Tropea, Joanne, Nestel, Debra, Johnson, Christina, Hayes, Barbara J, Hutchinson, Anastasia F, Brand, Caroline, Le, Brian H, Blackberry, Irene, Caplan, Gideon A, Bicknell, Ross, Hepworth, Graham, Lim, Wen K

“…People with dementia have unique palliative and end-of-life needs. However, access to quality palliative and end-of-life care for people with dementia living…”
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Imaging and Histopathologic Nuances of Epithelioid Glioblastoma by Le, Brian, Close, Richard A.

“…A 27-year-old male without significant past medical history presented following collapse resulting from a syncopal episode at work. There was an episode of…”
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Surgically Enucleated Gastrointestinal Tumor of the Rectovaginal Septum by Le, Brian H, Nguyen, Jasmine, Bossert, Anna, Crandall, Tonie, Robinson-Bennett, Bernice

“…The rectovaginal septum is a rare location for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) to occur. When such is the case, the question arises as to whether the…”
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Integrating New Evidence About an Old Drug: Authors' Reply to Franco et al. and Bell et al by Spruyt, Odette, MBChB, Dip Obs, FRACP, FAChPM, Le, Brian H., MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FAChPM, Philip, Jennifer, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAChPM

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Challenges in advance care planning: the interface between explicit instructional directives and palliative care by Eastman, Peter, Ko, Danielle, Le, Brian H

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Imaging, Histopathologic, and Treatment Nuances of Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma by Gleason, Tyler, Le, Brian, Haas, Michael

“…A 76-year-old female with coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and 40 pack-year smoking history presented…”
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Voluntary assisted dying: time to consider the details by Le, Brian H, Philip, Jennifer

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Obturator Nerve Schwannoma as a Mimic of Ovarian Malignancy by Robinson-Bennett, Bernice, Parthasarathy, Kirthik, Le, Brian, Gleason, Tyler

“…The obturator nerve is an extremely rare location for schwannomas to originate, and such diagnosis is typically not considered among the imaging diagnostic…”
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A rare case of carcinoid tumor in a tailgut cyst by Jehangir, Asad, Le, Brian H., Carter, Frank M

“…Tailgut cysts are rare congenital lesions that arise from the failure of regression of the embryological tailgut. We report a case of neoplastic transformation…”
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Transition Points for the Routine Integration of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer by Collins, Anna, Sundararajan, Vijaya, Burchell, Jodie, Millar, Jeremy, McLachlan, Sue-Anne, Krishnasamy, Meinir, Le, Brian H., Mileshkin, Linda, Hudson, Peter, Philip, Jennifer

“…Increasing emphases are being placed on early integration of palliative care for patients with advanced cancers, yet barriers to implementation in clinical…”
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47‐Year‐Old Female with Left Upper Extremity Weakness and 28‐Year‐Old Male Motor Vehicle Accident Victim by Le, Brian H., Lawson, Herman C.

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Oxycodone/naloxone prolonged‐release tablets in patients with moderate‐to‐severe, chronic cancer pain: Challenges in the context of hepatic impairment by Le, Brian H, Aggarwal, Ghauri, Douglas, Carol, Green, Michael, Nicoll, Amanda, Ahmedzai, Sam

“…Opioids such as oxycodone are recommended in the management of moderate‐to‐severe, chronic cancer pain. All opioids can potentially cause constipation, which…”
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Facilitating the choice of dying at home or in residential care with the implementation of a palliative care rapid response team in a cancer centre and general hospital by Le, Brian H, Marston, Celia, Kerley, Christopher, Eastman, Peter

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Palliative care and best supportive care should not be an after ‘transition’ missed opportunity by Dawson, Jennifer, Le, Brian H.

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Postmortem findings in morbidly obese individuals dying after gastric bypass procedures by Cummings, Peter M., MSc, MD, Le, Brian H., MD, Lopes, M. Beatriz S., MD

“…Summary Mortality has been reported to complicate gastric bypass, with common causes of death attributable to anastomotic leaks, sepsis, hemorrhage, and bowel…”
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The Vulnerable Elders Survey and its prognostic relationship to survival in an older community-based palliative population by Chapman, Michael David, Le, Brian H C, Gorelik, Alexandra

“…Frailty denotes a vulnerability to poor outcomes and is a common risk factor for mortality in older persons. The Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES) is an easy to…”
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Comparative Immunohistochemical Assessment of Craniopharyngioma and Related Lesions by Le, Brian H, Towfighi, Javad, Kapadia, Silloo B, Lopes, M. Beatriz S

“…Craniopharyngiomas (CP), Rathke's cleft cysts (RCC), and sellar xanthogranulomas (XG) are closely related lesions. As expression of cytokeratins 8 (CK8) and 20…”
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The hidden issues of anticipatory medications in community palliative care by O'Connor, Margaret, Gatens, Susan, Le, Brian H

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Pre-emptive prescription of medications for the management of potential, catastrophic events in patients with a terminal illness: A survey of palliative medicine doctors by Katz, Naomi T, Sacks, Bronwyn H, Le, Brian H, Hynson, Jenny L

“…Background: Distressing and potentially life-threatening events, such as significant external bleeding, may occur in patients with a known terminal condition…”
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