Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in advanced stages of
malignant and non‐malignant diseases. Appropriate management requires both …

Background Breathlessness is one of the most common symptoms experienced in the
advanced stages of malignant and non‐malignant disease. Benzodiazepines are widely …

Objective This study aims to investigate the evidence of the efficacy of mindfulness‐based
stress reduction (MBSR) in improving stress, depression and anxiety in breast cancer …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom, which increases in
many diseases as they progress and is difficult to manage. We assessed the effectiveness of …

Background Palliative oxygen therapy is widely used for treatment of dyspnoea in
individuals with life-limiting illness who are ineligible for long-term oxygen therapy. We …

CONTEXT: Dyspnea is a disabling distressing symptom that is common in advanced
disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Current palliative strategies are partially …

Oxidative stress is believed to be the cause of cell death in multiple disorders of the brain,
including perinatal hypoxia/ischemia. Glutamate, cystine deprivation, homocysteic acid, and …

Background: Little is known about symptom burden and palliative care needs of breathless
patients with advanced cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Objective: To investigate and document the effects of breathlessness on the everyday lives
of patients with cancer and COPD and their carers. This subject has been little researched …

People with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have distressing
physical and psychological symptoms, often have limited understanding of their disease …