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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 20, No. 5, 389-391 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/104990910302000513

Treatable complications of cancer patients referred to an in-patient hospice

Tatsuya Morita, MD

Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

You Tei, MD

Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

Hideki Shishido, MD

Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

Satoshi Inoue, MD

Seirei Mikatabara Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan

This paper illustrates the importance of accurate diagnoses and treatments of complications in terminally ill cancer patients. The paper reports on five hospice in-patients who completely recovered from life-threatening complications; three of them had been incorrectly labeled as "imminently dying" by the referring physicians.

The paper concludes that it would be beneficial for patients to receive examinations and a trial of medical treatment in their continuing treatment settings.

Key Words: Palliative • neoplasms • terminal • misdiagnosis • complications


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