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Article categoriesCough: Information for patients and carers
Should I treat a cough? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Hiccups: Information for patients and carers
Self-help techniques and when to seek medical help
Mouth care: Information for patients and carers
An overview of good mouth care and how to manage common problems
Constipation caused by medicines: Information for patients and carers
What is the best treatment for constipation caused by medicines? Advice from a senior palliative physician
Insomnia in palliative care: Information for patients and carers
Practical tips to aid good quality sleep
Anxiety towards the end of life: Information for patients and carers
Anxiety is a natural response to stresses in our lives and is common in people living with a palliative diagnosis
Anticipatory Prescribing: information for patients and carers
Understanding the injections that you have been asked to keep at home. Advice from a senior palliative physician
Bowel obstruction: Information for patients and carers
How to recognise the signs of a blockage in the bowel
Agitation and Restlessness in the Final Days: Information for patients and carers
Confusion, restlessness and agitation are common distressing symptoms at the end of life
Itching: Information for patients and carers
Understanding the causes of itch, and techniques to improve itchy skin
Lymphoedema: Information for patients and carers
Lymphoedema is a long-term condition that causes swelling in the body's tissues
Spinal cord compression: Information for patients and carers
Consider the need for urgent treatment in someone with bone metastases who has developed new back pain