Ken Yoshida, Kohiro Akita, Asami Yoshida, Midori Yui, Kazuki Hirota, Hideki Takegawa, Yusuke Anetai, Yuhei Koike, Yoko Harima, Toshiko Shiga, Naomi Nakajima, Nobukata Kazawa, Atsushi Komemushi, Keita Utsunomiya, Noboru Tanigawa, Reiko Noborio, Satoaki Nakamura
Background: Delivering cancer treatment to elderly patients with dementia is often challenging. We describe performing palliative surface mold brachytherapy (SMBT) in an elderly patient with advanced dementia for pain control using music therapy to assist with agitation. Case Description: The patient was a 97-year-old Japanese woman with advanced dementia. Exudate was observed from her tumor, and she complained of Grade 2 severity pain using Support team assessment schedule (STAS), especially when undergoing would dressings...
April 5, 2024: Journal of Palliative Medicine