Unanswered questions and future direction in the management of terminal breathlessness in patients with cancer

• David Currow,
• Tatsuya Morita,
• Jun Kako,
• Yoshinobu Matsuda,
• Ryo Matsunuma,
• Kozue Suzuki,
• Masanori Mori,
• Hiroaki Watanabe,
• Takashi Yamaguchi,
• Kengo Imai,
• Yuko Usui,
• Yoshihisa Matsumoto,
• David Hui

Affiliations

David Currow

Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Institute NSW, Eveleigh, New South Wales, Australia

Tatsuya Morita

Division of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan

Jun Kako

Division of Nursing Science, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

Yoshinobu Matsuda

Department of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai, Japan

Ryo Matsunuma

Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Kozue Suzuki

Department of Palliative Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Masanori Mori

Palliative Care Team, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

Hiroaki Watanabe

Department of Palliative Care, Komaki City Hospital, Komaki, Japan

Takashi Yamaguchi

Division of Palliative Care, Konan Medical Center, Kobe, Japan

Kengo Imai

Seirei Hospice, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan

Yuko Usui

Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan

Yoshihisa Matsumoto

Department of Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan

David Hui

Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA