Background: The Delphi technique is widely used for the development of guidance in
palliative care, having impact on decisions with relevance for patient care. Aim: To …

The sphingolipid metabolites ceramide (Cer), sphingosine (Sph), and sphingosine-1-
phosphate (S1P) play an important role in the regulation of cell proliferation, survival, and …

Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

The authors present an empirical review of the literature concerning trait and state goal
orientation (GO). Three dimensions of GO were examined: learning, prove performance, and …

Objective This update of a 2004 guideline codeveloped by the American Academy of
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, the American Academy of Pediatrics …

While the statisticians are trying to knock a few tenths off the statistical error, says Mr. Payne,
errors of tens of percents occur because of bad question wording. Mr. Payne's shrewd …

This report presents the initial findings from the most comprehensive survey of poverty and
social exclusion ever undertaken in Britain. The study was undertaken by researchers at four …

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of neoadjuvant (NA) docetaxel (DOC) with
anthracycline-based therapy and determine the efficacy of NA DOC in patients with breast …

The clinical and complete pathological response of a primary breast cancer to
chemotherapy has been shown to be an important prognostic for survival. However, the …

Reports on animal bones from archaeological sites often include information about the “kill-
off pattern” for each species–ie the relative representation of different age-groups in the …