Symptoms
Recent Articles
Article categoriesRadiotherapy skin reactions: Information for clinicians
Guidance on managing the skin impact of radiotherapy
Haemorrhage from malignant wounds
How to manage surface bleeding or erosion into a major blood vessel
How to assess a patient in pain towards the end of life: Information for clinicians
An approach to assessing physical pain in palliative care
Constipation: Information for clinicians
How should I best manage constipation in a patient with advancing illness? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Hiccups: Information for clinicians
Aetiology and management in palliative care patients
Malignant wounds
An approach to managing wounds caused by cancer
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for clinicians
A nuanced approach to assessing anxiety in palliative illness
Neuropathic pain: Information for clinicians
Diagnosis and treatment of nerve pain, and when to seek specialist advice
Terminal agitation: Information for clinicians
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life and require careful physical assessment and management
Nausea and vomiting: Information for clinicians
A pragmatic approach to assessment and treatment in the community
Abdominal pain in patients with cancer: Information for clinicians
How should I best assess abdominal pain in a patient with advancing cancer? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Deprescribing
Medications should be reviewed in the last months of life and many could be safely stopped