Telemark Hospital

Feasibility and acceptability of including advance care planning in a home-based palliative-care coordination meeting: a longitudinal ethnographic study of the experiences of older patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals

Abstract Background Advance care planning provides a structured approach to conversations about values and preferences but is uncommon in clinical practice. We implemented advance care planning as routine at the initiation of an individually tailored palliative care pathway in No...

Gut microbiome signatures of colorectal cancer development are more pronounced in women compared to men in a population-based screening cohort

Abstract Background The gut microbiome has emerged as a promising source of biomarkers to enhance early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, sex-specific differences in gut microbial profiles and their relationship to CRC risk remain underexplored. Our objective was to...