116 results for “palliative chemotherapy”
75y · Male·metastatic pancreatic cancer
…om 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 anorexia, nausea, and diarr…
27y · Male·Metastatic sarcoma
…pon investigation, he was diagnosed with aggressive terminal cancer and received appropriate first-line chemotherapy followed by palliative radiotherapy. Clinical review found no deficiencies in medical care provided by …
54y · Female·Complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…who died from complications of metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. She had been appropriately transitioned to palliative care in 2024 after her cancer progressed despite chemotherapy and surgery. In her final weeks, she exper…
64y · Male·Multi organ failure due to metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung
…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 community palliative c…
56y · Male·complications of advanced metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma in an adult man with…
… in 2022. During his two-year incarceration, he received generally high-standard medical care including chemotherapy and regular monitoring at Fiona Stanley Hospital. However, significant gaps occurred: he missed approxi…
63y · Male·metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with ischaemic heart disease as a significa…
…re death, he presented with constitutional symptoms and was diagnosed with stage IV disease. He received palliative chemotherapy, which caused expected complications including neutropaenia requiring antibiotics. As his c…
63y · Male·Metastatic lung cancer
… advanced 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 …
47y · Male·Metastatic mesothelioma
…d with epithelioid mesothelioma in January 2019 following CT imaging and biopsy. He received appropriate palliative chemotherapy, pain management, and end-of-life care. The coroner found that healthcare provided was in a…
86y · Male·Complication of metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma
… 2017 and received appropriate oncology care at Prince of Wales Hospital, including stent placement and chemotherapy. Treatment was discontinued in September 2017 due to toxicity, and end-of-life care commenced in June 2…
41y · Male·respiratory arrest secondary to advanced metastatic breast cancer
…rison custody. He had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 while imprisoned and received surgical, chemotherapy and endocrine treatment. His health gradually deteriorated over the following years with multiple hospi…
53y · Male·Complications of metastatic rectal cancer
…h liver failure. He had been diagnosed with advanced cancer in 2015 with a poor prognosis and underwent chemotherapy while in Long Bay Correctional Centre. By April 2018, his disease had progressed significantly with liv…
73y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer and sepsis
…e in prison custody. He had been sentenced in May 2015 and received appropriate oncology care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and palliative care both in prison health services and at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. H…
78y · Male·multi-lobar pneumonia and pleural effusions on a background of urothelial carcin…
…OPD, bladder cancer, and cardiac disease, died of multi-lobar pneumonia and pleural effusions following chemotherapy for invasive bladder carcinoma. He was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital on 2 October 2018 after bei…
65y · Male·Adenocarcinoma with unknown primary
…2025 at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. He was admitted on 11 May 2025 with sepsis, at which point his chemotherapy was ceased and intravenous antibiotics commenced. Over 14 days his condition deteriorated despite treat…
50y · Male·Tracheal obstruction due to poorly differentiated metastatic malignant epithelio…
…dly progressive cancer involving extensive mediastinal and cervical lymph node involvement, he underwent palliative radiotherapy and multiple chemotherapy regimens without response. The tumour was deemed unsuitable for c…
68y · Male·Lung cancer
…ultiple referrals to allied health and specialist services. His condition progressively worsened despite palliative chemotherapy. In his final admission, he developed fever, hypoxia and respiratory distress. Goals of car…
43y · Male·Metastatic colo-rectal carcinoma
…iagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. He underwent partial bowel resection and received fortnightly chemotherapy from April to November 2016 before ceasing active treatment due to rapid cancer progression. His condit…
60y · Male·pneumonia in a man with underlying advanced metastatic cancer and chronic airway…
…nd placed in the prison infirmary. During his final hospitalisation at Royal Perth Hospital, he received palliative chemotherapy, non-invasive ventilation, antibiotics, and steroids. The coroner found the quality of supe…
72y · Male·metastatic prostate carcinoma
…dy, died from metastatic prostate cancer. He had declined cancer treatment from 2014-2018 but agreed to chemotherapy after metastatic disease was identified. He also had significant kidney disease requiring ureteric sten…
69y · Male·Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
… Annex of Prince of Wales Hospital. He was diagnosed in January 2013, initially achieved remission with chemotherapy, but relapsed in October 2015. Despite multiple cycles of chemotherapy and supportive blood transfusion…
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