Association between Bathing and Survival in Patients with Advanced Cancer in Their Last Days of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background: Although many Japanese patients wish to take a bath in their last days, the safety of bathing for patients with a prognosis of a few days is not known. Objective: To examine whether taking a bath affects the survival of advanced cancer patients with prognoses of a few days. Design: A sin...

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Main Authors: Kiyofumi Oya, Tatsuya Morita, Hidenobu Koga, Masanori Mori, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Takashi Ohmori, Yaichiro Matsumoto, Eri Matsumoto, Shunsuke Kosugi, Sho Sasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2021-03-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2020.0111