Many hospital cancer deaths due to late diagnosis, Northern Ireland

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In Northern Ireland, a Hauptbeitragender hospital deaths, despite the fact that most patients would prefer to end cancer diagnosis, researchers from Queen's University of Belfast found spend their last days at home. This study, carried out by the Northern Ireland cancer registry and financed by the Ulster found that cancer patients are not only die in very ill hospital, but also that late diagnosis was the main reason for their advanced disease and subsequent Hospital death.

The authors add that yours the first study is Northern Ireland, why are at the heart of patients with cancer in the Akutkrankenhäuser.

Although most patients prefer to die at home do only a third of them. 12.5% that do in the hospices at 8% in children's homes or nursing/residential homes.

The report, titled "Why patients die in acute cancer hospitals" data collected from the Hospital of records of 695 cancer patients, that 2007 had died in the second half of the year in the hospital. Investigators who controlled cycle length between cancer diagnosis and death, as well as in the patients preferred to die, and compared to you, where they actually died.

They found that: more than a quarter of all premature deaths Northern Ireland are cancer in a total of 4,150 annual deaths related,. the average cancer patient died in the hospital Jahren.Die was done with 74 average length of time from diagnosis to death 4 months. One-third of the patients died diagnosed for four weeks. The authors emphasize, that late diagnosis a problem of the ConcernMost end involved lung and digestive system cancers is Diagnostics. Elder and not a partnership tend to patients with cancer diagnosed LateNearly be the 40% of those who died had asked in the hospital, specifically return home. Three quarters of them could return not home because her condition had deteriorated so that much.12.4% of them had no suitable bed, while 4.9% at the place could be not the necessary supply package. 3% of them have not the necessary family SupportBetween 1983 and 1992, 38.1% of the patients, who died at home, cancer patients compared to 32.1% between 2003 and 2007. However, more today in nursing homes, which should probably be classified as the patient's home.Male cancer patients, as also with partners, younger individuals and people from socially disadvantaged were often HomeÖsterreichisches die authors recommend that an important initiative will be taken to improve rapid identification of cancer signs and symptoms among professionals of the health care and lay individuals. Nursing home staff should identify at an early stage partial exemption for specialized training in cancer symptoms get - they should also have clear strategies people with cancer that help where they want.

The researchers add that those who die in their place the preference manage should do so with appropriate facilities and resources.

More research should be to determine exactly what kind of support for those works best, which decide, be carried out at home to die.

In a communiqué, the researchers wrote:

"The report underlines, how important the recommendations within the 2010 palliative and end of life care strategy for Northern Ireland (DHSSPS) (2010) and recommends that these should be in education and relevant protocols for experts, which included work with cancer patients."

Dr. Anna Gavin, Director of the Northern Ireland national cancer register, explains:

"The results of this study are important, as they identify the good work, is the current palliative care but also the areas marked improvements." The report underlines the need, the problem of the late diagnosis of cancer. N. Ireland is one of the 12 areas reasons for late diagnosis work with a large international benchmarking project of survival for this purpose determine in order to improve and a population is the study of consciousness is to be here in May / June. "

Roisin foster, Chief Executive of the Ulster Cancer Foundation said:

"The Ulster Cancer Foundation this research from the NI cancer registry were able to finance is very pleased." The results have the potential to promote the earlier diagnosis of cancer in the elderly. It refers also to improvements in community services that would enable more people, their home honored last wish die. This research was funded by donations from the public Northern Ireland. "Our supporters can be sure that their generosity makes a real difference now and in the future"

Source: Queen's University Belfast

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