116 results for “palliative chemotherapy”
54y · Female·metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
…abeth Hospital on 9 May 2020. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in June 2019 and received chemotherapy at Royal Adelaide Hospital before being transferred to palliative care. The coroner found that her medi…
61y · Female·respiratory failure secondary to advanced malignancy
…iance. Cancer was diagnosed in 2006 after emergency surgery for bowel obstruction; she refused adjuvant chemotherapy. In 2009, recurrent metastatic disease developed with ascites. The Guardianship Board granted section 3…
67y · Female·metastatic carcinoma of the colon
… cancer had recurred despite initial successful surgery (right hemicolectomy in 2013), and she declined chemotherapy, opting for alternative prescribed medications. Following deterioration in her mental state and difficu…
62y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man receiving terminal palliative care for metastatic carc…
…ungs, 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 community. He was trans…
74y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung on a background of ischaemic heart disease…
… in April 2016 following investigation of a chest mass and cough. The multidisciplinary team recommended palliative chemotherapy, but treatment was not commenced due to patient reluctance regarding side effects and poor …
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
…wing 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 appropriatel…
65y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer complicated by deep vein thromboses
…s did not affect outcome given the patient's subsequent refusals. In 2021, Mr Porter initially declined chemotherapy but eventually accepted transfer to Adelaide in September 2021. The coroner found medical care was adeq…
68y · Male·Pneumonia due to bowel obstruction due to follicular lymphoma
… Prison with a history of diabetes, schizophrenia, early dementia and follicular lymphoma (treated with chemotherapy), was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital on 7 December 2007 with small bowel obstruction. He underwent l…
51y · Male·progressive high-grade right frontal glioma (glioblastoma multiforme)
…er 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 emergency guardianship order appoin…
71y · Male·undetermined - likely injuries sustained from fall at The Gap, but cannot exclud…
…ional Park, Albany. He had previously told family and friends he would end his life rather than undergo chemotherapy or palliative care if his cancer progressed. In early 2019, his PSA levels rose significantly and imagi…
57y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia complicating locally advanced non-small cell carcinoma of l…
… cell lung carcinoma. His illness was identified in late February 2025 when carers noted deterioration; chemotherapy was deemed inappropriate. He received palliative care at home and was readmitted in June 2025 with faci…
66y · Male·Complications of metastatic colorectal cancer (palliated)
… Syndrome and intellectual disability, died from complications of metastatic colorectal cancer receiving palliative care. He was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2015, which metastasised to his liver by late 2016. After de…
65y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
…ncer, and transferred to Monash Medical Centre for oncology consultation. After discussion with family, chemotherapy was declined on 28 July and palliative care was arranged. He deteriorated and suffered cardiac arrest o…
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…
66y · Male·legionella pneumophila pneumonia
A 66-year-old man with multiple myeloma undergoing chemotherapy died from legionella pneumonia acquired from the Wesley Hospital water system. He was immunocompromised…
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 …
67y · Male·metastatic prostate cancer
Ian McAuliffe, a 67-year-old man serving a custodial sentence, died from metastatic prostate cancer. The case examined whether his cancer treatment as a prisoner was adequate compared to community care. His oncologist Dr…
40y · Male·large bowel obstruction complicating disseminated carcinoma of rectum
…ated rectal carcinoma. He had been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in 2004, treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with progressive metastatic disease. In March 2008 he presented with necrotising fasciitis requiring e…
75y · Male·Complications of multiple myeloma (palliated)
…esentation with suspected bowel obstruction. After discussions with cancer specialists, his family chose palliative care over surgery and chemotherapy, given the poor prognosis and significant morbidity associated with i…
55y · Male·Consequences of urothelial cancer
…s of metastatic disease with spinal cord compression and bowel obstruction in September 2020, he elected palliative care and an Advanced Care Directive was completed. He appropriately declined further chemotherapy in Dec…
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