Specialist Updates Oncology

1 in 3 parents think their terminally ill child will be cured

11th October 2019
More than one-third of parents of children with neuroblastoma think their child is likely to be cured, despite a minimal…
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Australian Doctor News

Surviving a formal complaint - a GP tells her story

7th October 2019
Earlier this year, Dr Catriona Arnold-Nott made the difficult decision to go public about her experiences after being…
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Catriona Arnold-Nott
6Minutes News

Do doctors often attend patients' funerals?

27th September 2019
Almost three-quarters of GPs have been to a patient’s funeral, according to a literature review, showing they lead the way…
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Funeral
6Minutes News

Can it be better for carers if their sick spouse dies?

18th September 2019
The burden of caring for a seriously ill spouse can be so high that the carer's quality of life may improve more if the…
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Australian Doctor News

Palliative Care Australia clarifies stance on assisted dying

5th September 2019
Australia’s peak palliative care body wants its neutrality on euthanasia to be “emphatic”, saying its previous stance on the…
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Rohan Greenland
6Minutes News

Doctors more likely to end up in ICU, and die there

1st August 2019
As death nears, doctors are more likely to use intensive end-of-life medical care than non-physicians, a Canadian study…
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6Minutes News

Paramedics' kindness inspires 'dying wish' ambulance

25th July 2019
The beautiful story of two Queensland paramedics who took a dying woman to the beach one last time has inspired a new…
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Graeme Cooper