BACKGROUND: The management of children with cancer during the end-of-life (EOL) period is often difficult and requires skilled medical professionals. Patients with tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) with relapse or disease progression might…
INTRODUCTION: In order to allow the young patient with CNS tumor to experience a peaceful death, specific palliative interventions are required for the control of pain, loss of consciousness, cognitive disturbances, communication and motor function…
Reliable data on large cohorts of patients with glioblastoma are needed because such studies differ importantly from trials that have a strong bias toward the recruitment of younger patients with a higher performance status. We analyzed the outcome…
