168 results for “terminal illness”
61y · Male·paraneoplastic syndrome caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
Peter Andrew Johnson, aged 61, died from paraneoplastic syndrome caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2007, undergoing right upper lobectomy in April 2007. Subs…
89y · Male·Complications in association with a gastrointestinal illness in an elderly man w…
… multiple comorbidities including insulin-dependent diabetes, died from complications of gastrointestinal illness with acute renal failure. While medical care at Casuarina Prison was generally appropriate, there was one…
68y · Male·Complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
Dennis Alfred Goudge, a 68-year-old man with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, prostate cancer, depression and angina, died in the hospital ward of Port Phillip Prison from complications of his metastatic cholangiocarcinoma…
71y · Male·metastatic caecal adenocarcinoma
Carmelo Disano, a 71-year-old man serving a prison sentence, died from metastatic caecal adenocarcinoma with liver and lung metastases at Long Bay Hospital in November 2015. He was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in Septe…
54y · Male·metastatic lung cancer with terminal palliative care
Jason Anthony Thompson, a 54-year-old long-term prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died from metastatic lung cancer. He collapsed on 17 February 2023 with suspected opioid overdose but was not transferred to hospital for appr…
73y · Male·Metastatic rectal carcinoma
A 73-year-old man died from metastatic rectal carcinoma while serving a prison sentence. He was transferred from Port Phillip Prison to St Vincent's Hospital on 16 September 2018 for end-of-life care and died five days l…
70y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple co-morbidi…
Ronald Joseph Buckland, aged 70, died in custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital from bronchopneumonia with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple comorbidities. A life-sentenced prisoner, he had extensive medical conditions i…
3y · Male·Respiratory failure due to spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy
…reasonable health care practice. This case represents appropriate end-of-life management for a child with terminal, progressive neurological and systemic illness.
60y · Male·sepsis and aspiration pneumonia in a man with oral squamous cell carcinoma and m…
…lure: the Department of Justice did not initiate Royal Prerogative of Mercy consideration when Mr Allen's terminally ill status escalated, though early release was considered unlikely. The coroner recommended amending po…
74y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung on a background of ischaemic heart disease…
A 74-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and diabetes died at Yatala Labour Prison Health Centre. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in April 2016 …
42y · Male·small cell lung cancer
A 42-year-old man imprisoned for rape died from small cell lung cancer at a hospice after a brief four-hour leave from prison. Cancer was detected within days of imprisonment when he presented with a persistent cough. He…
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
A 75-year-old man died from metastatic pancreatic cancer while in lawful custody. He was diagnosed in February 2025 and underwent palliative chemotherapy at Prince of Wales Hospital from March-April 2025. He developed an…
65y · Male·complications of mesothelioma
Valfrids Klavins was a 65-year-old prisoner who died from mesothelioma complications on 9 January 2012 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He had been exposed to asbestos during his youth while working as a laborer. In Aug…
78y · Female·advanced dementia (end stage)
Mrs Lorraine Ashton, aged 78, died of advanced dementia (end stage) at Repatriation General Hospital on 23 September 2017. She had Primary Progressive Aphasia diagnosed in 2014 following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment.…
82y · Male·complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer with end stage liver failure
An 82-year-old man died of end-stage liver failure due to metastatic pancreatic cancer while serving a custodial sentence. He was comprehensively assessed on entry to prison and housed in an Aged Care Unit where his mult…
45y · Female·Combined effects of widely metastatic (end-stage) carcinoma of the cervix and br…
…ved ~496 mg of morphine, causing severe respiratory depression and opioid toxicity. While the patient was terminally ill with imminent death from advanced cancer, the overdose accelerated her death. The coroner recommend…
26y · Male·Asphyxia in the setting of an irrespirable environment
…ilution in balloon kits, recognising that most inert gas suicides involve individuals with serious mental illness rather than terminal illness, and that restricting means access is an effective suicide prevention strate…
56y · Male·disseminated malignancy – known non-small cell carcinoma of lung
Colin George Graham, a 56-year-old Aboriginal man with severe COPD and lung cancer, died of disseminated non-small cell carcinoma while in prison custody receiving palliative care. The coroner found his medical care was …
64y · Male·Multi organ failure due to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
A 64-year-old man died of multi-organ failure secondary to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung while serving a sentence on home detention. He had a significant cardiac history including bypass surgery and stent placeme…
76y · Male·Effects of fire due to home oxygen ignition in the setting of smoking; lung canc…
A 76-year-old man with lung cancer and mesothelioma died from thermal injuries sustained when his home oxygen ignited while smoking. He had been discharged on self-funded home oxygen despite a recent smoking history, aft…
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