End-of-life care for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

There is little understanding in Australia of the special issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in end-of-life care and advance care planning. This exploratory study aimed to achieve an initial understanding of these issues to inform the development of a larger study involving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender service users. Consultations were carried out with 19 service providers and 6 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community members in the Northern Rivers and metropolitan Sydney areas of New South Wales, Australia.

[Benign fibrous histiocytomas as a differential diagnosis in cavitary lung disease].

Benign fibrous histiocytomas (BFH) are uncommon pulmonary tumours. These lesions usually present as slow-growing, solid masses. We report the rare case of a young man with cavitary BFH.

Lung cancer in young females.

Previous studies suggested that the characteristics of young female lung cancer patients may differ from those of other patients. Using the cancer registry at the Lungenklinik Heckeshorn hospital, all female patients under the age of 46 yrs with primary lung cancer 1986-1995 were identified. The clinical records were reviewed for risk factors, stage, histology, therapy, and survival.

[Bronchial carcinoma in young adults].

Lung cancer in young adults has been differently described in publications from various regions of the world, in respect of relative incidence, distribution of morphology and stages, and prognosis of the disease. We analysed retrospectively the data from the cancer registry of the Lungenklinik Heckeshorn in Berlin between 1986 and 1995 with regard to this topic. 106/4939 patients were 40 years old or younger (2.