71 results for “palliative radiotherapy”
66y · Male·Complications of multiple sclerosis and left tongue squamous cell carcinoma
…nosed left tongue squamous cell carcinoma, died from complications of these conditions following a brief palliative care admission. He was admitted in May 2025 with malnutrition and pain, underwent nasogastric tube place…
69y · Male·disseminated urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (palliated), bilateral lung ade…
…ant smoking history and prior asbestos exposure. His lung cancer was diagnosed in 2018 and treated with radiotherapy; bladder cancer was detected in August 2022 and managed with transurethral resection and palliative rad…
73y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer and sepsis
…stody. 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. His non-parole …
54y · Female·Pneumonia and radiation induced brain injury
Vishna Damke, a 54-year-old woman with a long history of brainstem tumour treated with radiotherapy in 1994-1995, died of pneumonia complicated by radiation-induced brain injury. She had experienced prog…
51y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung cancer
…ith chest pain in April 2013, was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, and underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy with initial good response. However, his condition deteriorated with development of bony metastases and…
63y · Male·raised intracranial pressure due to cerebellar metastasis arising from primary b…
…bronchogenic large cell carcinoma. Diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2001 while imprisoned, he received radiotherapy with initial good response. Symptoms recurred in March 2002; further radiotherapy in April 2002 was ine…
62y · Male·Metastatic prostate cancer
…tody. Diagnosed in 2013 with widespread bone, lymph node and liver metastases, he received high-standard palliative and oncological care including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and pain management through the Princess Alex…
54y · Male·metastatic small cell lung cancer
…died from metastatic small cell lung cancer while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital Annex receiving palliative care. The coroner found no systemic deficiencies or clinical errors. The patient had advanced cancer dia…
70y · Male·advanced left frontal glioblastoma (operated)
… confusion) in July 2018 while imprisoned. He underwent debulking surgery and received chemotherapy and radiotherapy as an outpatient. Despite appropriate palliative care coordination between prison health services and t…
27y · Male·Metastatic sarcoma
…s 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 prison health services o…
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…
63y · Male·Complications of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
…orrectional Health Service, and the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre. He received multiple chemotherapy and radiotherapy cycles, hip fracture surgery in October 2013, and was transitioned to palliative care in January 2014. …
45y · Male·abdominal sepsis on a background of metastatic lung carcinoma
… symptoms in January 2019, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer following bronchoscopy, and received radiotherapy. In February, he developed acute abdominal pain from small bowel perforation, managed conservatively wi…
Male·metastatic lung cancer
…sferred to Prince of Wales Hospital for investigations and specialised treatment, receiving one cycle of palliative radiotherapy before declining further active treatment. On 1 December 2017, he formally requested sympto…
88y · Male·Metastatic prostate carcinoma
…ectional Centre. He had been diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer in 2009 and received external beam radiotherapy. During his 6+ years in custody, his cancer re-emerged around 2017 with bony metastases detected on ima…
42y · Female·Metastatic breast cancer
…man Services care for 42 years. Diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2008, she underwent mastectomy, radiotherapy, and oophorectomy. Despite initial disease stabilisation, metastases recurred and she was admitted to h…
66y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with invasive sarcoma-like tumour of the head, with te…
…prisoner, died from bronchopneumonia complicating invasive sarcoma-like tumour of the head with terminal palliative care. He had a recurrent Merkel cell carcinoma that had been surgically removed in 2014. After surgery, …
54y · Male·Complications of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
…complications of metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma with contributing cardiomegaly while receiving palliative care at Austin Hospital. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer in January 2020 and treated with chemoth…
65y · Male·Congestive Cardiac Failure secondary to Ischaemic Heart Disease due to Non-Small…
…care, supervision, and treatment provided while in custody were appropriate. The deceased had undergone radiotherapy at Royal Adelaide Hospital in August-September 2014, after which he was deemed unsuitable for further s…
2y · Female·Complications relating to metastatic neuroblastoma
…-myc positive) received intensive, world-class treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, mega-therapy, radiotherapy, and biotherapy at Princess Margaret Hospital. She initially achieved remission but relapsed after 7 mo…
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