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55y · Female·metastatic lung cancer
Rosemary Berg, a 55-year-old forensic patient with long-standing mental illness, died from metastatic lung cancer at Thomas Embling Hospital. She presented with a neck lump in September 2010, which was biopsied and confi…
72y · Male·inanition of terminal metastatic carcinoma of the left lung
A 72-year-old man with chronic mental illness detained under the Mental Health Act died of inanition from terminal metastatic lung cancer at an aged care facility. He had advanced lung disease from chronic smoking and wa…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
A 40-year-old male died in prison custody from large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004, treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with progr…
67y · Female·Complications of metastatic malignancy (unknown primary)
Linda Gale Cochrane, a 67-year-old woman living in residential aged care for 30 years, was admitted to hospital on 28 April 2011 with suspected chest infection. Investigations revealed disseminated carcinoma of unknown p…
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
Tyler Di Blasi, aged 14 months, died from complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and gas…
8y · Female·Chronic myocarditis subsequent to chemotherapy for sialoblastoma
An 8-year-old Aboriginal girl died from chronic myocarditis following chemotherapy for sialoblastoma (salivary gland cancer). She had completed chemotherapy and surgery with good response when complications arose. During…
61y · Female·respiratory failure secondary to advanced malignancy
Ms Carmelina Bellocco, aged 61, died from respiratory failure secondary to advanced metastatic colon cancer. She had longstanding paranoid schizophrenia with poor insight and compliance. Cancer was diagnosed in 2006 afte…
53y · Female·Metastatic carcinoma of breast
Susan Anne Burandt, a 53-year-old woman with intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, died from metastatic breast carcinoma at Broadmeadows Health Service Palliative Care Unit on 17 May 2008, two days a…
50y · Female·compression of the neck consistent with hanging
Yan Yi Xu, a 50-year-old woman with a history of depression and recent breast cancer diagnosis, was admitted to Cramond Clinic psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt on Christmas Day 2008. She died by hanging in he…
60y · Male·cardiorespiratory failure due to malignant pleural effusion due to metastatic ma…
A 60-year-old man with diabetes presented with a plantar heel ulcer in March 2007 that was initially treated as a diabetic foot ulcer. The lesion failed to heal over 16 months despite standard care including wound dressi…
54y · Male·Complications of stage IV peripheral T cell lymphoma
Paul Taylor, aged 54, with Sjogren Larsson syndrome and stage IV peripheral T-cell lymphoma, was admitted to palliative care at Austin Hospital in February 2011. He had been diagnosed with advanced lymphoma in November 2…
42y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
Cherie Alderson, aged 42, died from metastatic breast cancer at a hospice after progressive deterioration. She had cerebral palsy from infancy and lived in Department of Human Services care for 42 years. Diagnosed with b…
51y · Male·pneumonia secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease
A 51-year-old Aboriginal man died from pneumonia secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic liver disease while in custody. He had presented to hospital on 26 May 2010 with abdominal pain and imaging showed a larg…
59y · Female·multi-organ failure as a result of metastatic cervical cancer
Ms Yang, a 59-year-old woman with schizophrenia and metastatic cervical cancer, died from multi-organ failure. She presented with haematuria, lethargy, and poor appetite, and was found to have advanced malignancy with lu…
55y · Male·gastrointestinal malignancy, probably carcinoma of the pancreas
John William Brown was a 55-year-old male admitted as an involuntary patient with terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosed in October 2007. He was transferred from psychiatric care to a palliative care unit in November 2008 …
68y · Male·end stage liver failure due to hepatitis C
James William Miller, aged 68, died of end-stage liver failure due to hepatitis C while an inmate at Yatala Labour Prison, admitted to Mary Potter Hospice for terminal care. He had multiple comorbidities including prosta…
34y · Female·complications of metastatic rectal cancer
Penelope Dingle died of metastatic rectal cancer on 25 August 2005. She was diagnosed with localised rectal cancer in February 2003 when a potential surgical cure was possible. However, she rejected mainstream treatment …
63y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the lung
Lawrence Jeffrey, a 63-year-old inmate at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, died from metastatic lung carcinoma on 11 May 2008. He presented with symptoms consistent with his known chronic conditions (asthma, COPD, silicos…
60y · Male·Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
Michael Goldman was a 60-year-old prisoner at Port Phillip Prison who died of metastatic prostate cancer. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2006 and underwent brachytherapy in mid-2007. By May 2008, prog…
58y · Male·adenocarcinoma of the right lung
Barry John Hockey, a 58-year-old prisoner, died of advanced lung adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease and acute bronchopneumonia while in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He presented in November 2007 with …
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