Three weeks from diagnosis to death: the chaotic journey of a long-term methadone maintenance patient with terminal cancer

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Oct;46(4):598-602. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.10.231. Epub 2013 Feb 4.

Authors

Merlina Sulistio¹, Kate Jackson

Affiliation

¹ McCulloch House Supportive and Palliative Care Unit, Southern Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: merlina.sulistio@gmail.com.

PMID: 23380338
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.10.231

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Australia
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Methadone / therapeutic use*
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / complications
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Neoplasms / nursing*
Opioid-Related Disorders / complications*
Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy*
Palliative Care / methods*
Terminal Care / methods*

Substances

Methadone