18 results for “palliative radiation therapy”
48y · Male·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
…agnosed with stage four metastatic small cell lung cancer while imprisoned in June 2018. He declined chemotherapy due to feeling unwell. He was transferred to Royal Hobart Hospital in October 2018 and admitted to the Wh…
63y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
…vanced non-small-cell lung carcinoma in September 2021, and received regular oncology care including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and palliative cordotomy. His cancer progressed despite treatment with development of…
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
Vishna Damke, a 54-year-old woman with a long history of brainstem tumour treated with radiotherapy in 1994-1995, died of pneumonia complicated by radiation-induced brain injury. She had experienced progre…
88y · Male·Metastatic prostate carcinoma
…ional Centre. He had been diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer in 2009 and received external beam radiotherapy. During his 6+ years in custody, his cancer re-emerged around 2017 with bony metastases detected on imagi…
51y · Male·progressive high-grade right frontal glioma (glioblastoma multiforme)
…ltiforme on 3 February 2021 after 12 days of admission to Royal Hobart Hospital. He had undergone maximal therapy (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) in 2019. The coroner found he received good care and treatment. An eme…
71y · Male·Invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma)
…urothelial carcinoma). Diagnosis occurred within 12 days of symptom onset through CT imaging and biopsy. Radiation therapy was planned but became impossible when the patient deteriorated rapidly with acute kidney injury…
74y · Male·metastatic gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma
…es, he underwent diagnostic workup at Prince of Wales Hospital in May 2019, revealing metastatic cancer. Palliative oesophageal stenting and radiation therapy were provided. The coronial investigation found that appropri…
60y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
…f metastatic prostate cancer. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2006 and underwent brachytherapy in mid-2007. By May 2008, progressive bony metastatic disease was identified and he underwent orchidectom…
2y · Female·Complications relating to metastatic neuroblastoma
…tage IV high-risk neuroblastoma (N-myc positive) received intensive, world-class treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, mega-therapy, radiotherapy, and biotherapy at Princess Margaret Hospital. She initially achieve…
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
…tment was deemed counterproductive and life expectancy was estimated at 6-18 months. Ms Forrest received palliative care and appropriate management of her terminal condition. She had executed a not-for-resuscitation orde…
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
…dvanced therapeutics including compassionate-access Cediranib. End-of-life planning involved appropriate palliative care discussions though patient and clinicians disagreed on resuscitation status, with team view prevail…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
…gated following haemoptysis in October 2021, with timely referral to specialists and commencement of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy in January 2022. Medical care was comparable to community standards and …
52y · Male·Left upper lobe collapse/bronchopneumonia and haemorrhagic pleural effusion seco…
Yong Lam Chai, a Malaysian national serving a life sentence for drug importation, died from advanced metastatic lung cancer with pleural effusion at Royal Darwin Hospital in July 2011. The coroner found that care provide…
46y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
A 46-year-old man with metastatic malignant melanoma died in custody at a hospice. He was extradited from New South Wales to South Australia in April 2009 while undergoing cancer treatment. There was an 8-week delay befo…
Three separate cases: (1) Ronald Grundy - advanced atherosclerotic coronary vasc…
…eatment was adequate and appropriate. Aaron Jeffrey (55) died of terminal lung cancer caused by smoking; palliative care was provided appropriately in the prison facility per his wishes. Ian Smith (46) died of congestive…
67y · Male·hypoxic respiratory failure in the setting of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and …
…mprisoned at Yatala Labour Prison and received significant medical care including chemoembolisation, radiotherapy, and endoscopy for liver cancer discovered incidentally in 2021. In December 2022, he presented with ches…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, with terminal palliative care, …
Karl Frederick Dominic Holmes, a 66-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, died from complications of his terminal cancer while serving a 7-year sentence. He received excellen…
62y · Male·Non-small cell lung carcinoma with metastases
… clinical review. When Mr Sims re-engaged with hospital services in May 2010, he repeatedly declined chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The coroner found the medical care provided was otherwise adequate and appropriate…
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