74 results for “palliative radiotherapy”
64y · Male·Complications of advanced rectal carcinoma
…tions of advanced rectal carcinoma. He resided in specialist disability accommodation and had been under palliative care following a diagnosis of anorectal cancer in September 2023. He was admitted to hospital on 11 Apri…
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
… detained under a Mental Health Act order at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had undergone surgery and radiotherapy for melanoma that had spread to lymph nodes. During radiotherapy, she developed confusion and agitation…
64y · Male·Multi organ failure due to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…urgery and stent placements. Cancer was diagnosed in June 2015 while on home detention and treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy with palliative intent. He was discharged from hospital on 24 October 2015 under commu…
52y · Male·Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
…derwent chemotherapy (one cycle), biliary stent insertions for recurrent obstruction-related sepsis, and palliative radiotherapy. His condition deteriorated despite treatment, and he died from multi-organ failure due to …
66y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma (palliated) from an unidentified primary tumour
Bradley John Murdoch, a 66-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, died in the palliative care unit of Alice Springs Hospital from metastatic adenocarcinoma on 15 July 2025. He had presented to …
57y · Male·Metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
… metastatic lung adenocarcinoma shortly after arrest on 26 September 2025. He declined chemotherapy and radiotherapy, choosing palliative pain management instead. Initially at Prince of Wales Hospital, he was transferred…
75y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the prostate gland
…n custody. He was transferred to hospital in October 2006 and hospice in December, receiving appropriate palliative care including cystoscopy for bladder bleeding and radiotherapy. The coroner found medical treatment at …
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
…astasised to his lungs, liver, and brain. He received extensive specialist treatment including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy—care described as excellent and more aggressive than typically available in the commu…
54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care
…indicators. Subsequent investigations revealed brain and lung lesions. Thompson underwent craniotomy and palliative radiotherapy before returning to prison for end-of-life care. The coroner found his medical and palliati…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
…stigated 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 an…
57y · Male·carcinoma of the right lung
…man imprisoned for manslaughter, died of carcinoma of the right lung whilst in custody. He had declined radiotherapy for throat cancer in 1999, which may have prevented recurrence. Lung cancer was diagnosed in August 200…
58y · Male·complications of oesophageal cancer, with terminal palliative care
…ph Schipp, a 58-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from complications of oesophageal cancer with terminal palliative care at Bunbury Regional Hospital. He had been diagnosed with oesophageal carcinoma in January 2023, tre…
59y · Male·metastatic lung cancer, with palliation
… a 59-year-old remand prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, died of natural causes in a private hospital palliative care setting. He had been a lifelong smoker who developed advanced adenocarcinoma with bone and spinal m…
37y · Female·sepsis secondary to rectosigmoid perforation on a background of metastatic squam…
…er. Incarcerated on home detention following a cancer diagnosis in 2021, she underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy but her cancer recurred with widespread metastases. In August 2022, malignant invasion of the colon cau…
58y · Male·Metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
…2016, shortly before his arrest for domestic violence offences. While in prison, he received appropriate palliative radiotherapy and pain management. The coroner found he received good medical care despite the inadequate…
63y · Male·cancer in the left lung metastatic to the heart, right lung, liver, pancreas and…
…iver, pancreas and adrenal glands. He received appropriate investigation, oncology assessment including radiotherapy and chemotherapy planning, and close clinical monitoring while in custody. When his condition deteriora…
17y · Female·Metastatic Ewing sarcoma (palliated)
…ruary 2019 with mediastinal and pleural disease. Despite further chemotherapy, stem cell transplant and radiotherapy, she relapsed again in December 2020 with pulmonary metastases. At that point, care was appropriately s…
54y · Male·Complications of stage IV peripheral T cell lymphoma
… 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 2010 …
57y · Male·Bronchopneumonia complicating metastatic and locally advanced primary adenocarci…
…ocarcinoma. He was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in February 2016 while incarcerated and opted for palliative care, declining chemotherapy. He received appropriate medical assessment across 98 prison medical visits…
73y · Male·Disseminated malignancy (advanced lung carcinoma and mouth carcinoma) in a man w…
…cology teams managing his two unrelated cancers. Key errors included: failure to arrange post-operative radiotherapy for oral cancer; inappropriate chemotherapy (Cetuximab for lung cancer instead of standard carboplatin/…
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