Publications by authors named "Agata Adamkiewicz-Piejko"
Time from Final Oncologist Visit to Death and Palliative Systemic Treatment Use Near the End of Life in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Luminal Breast Cancer.
Mirosława Püsküllüoğlu Marek Ziobro Małgorzata Pieniążek Renata Pacholczak-Madej Sebastian Ochenduszko Agata Adamkiewicz-Piejko
J Clin Med
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Palliative care for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer should be individualized, especially regarding when to stop treatment, as evidenced by a study assessing the time between last oncologist visit and death.
- The study involved 76 women, with a median age of about 63, who had received multiple lines of palliative treatment; surprisingly, 75% were still on active treatment during their last oncologist visit.
- Findings indicated a median of 23 days from the last visit to death, with the timing of ceasing systemic therapy often delayed, highlighting the need for improved end-of-life care guidelines and training for healthcare providers.
Unlabelled: The aim of the study was the assessment of power spectrum of heart rate variability in young people with family history of hypertension. The study included healthy subjects in their second or third decade of their life. According to the family history of hypertension, the following groups were specified: group A--both parents hypertensive (n = 30, age = 24.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to evaluate risk factors of atherosclerosis and extra-cerebral target organ damage in patients with hypertension and vascular based mild memory disorders. A group of the study included 20 persons at age of 54-75 (8 males and 12 females) with mild vascular dementia (20-25 pts in MMSE, 22.8 +/- 1.
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