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integrative oncology study</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-4">27 February 2025</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div data-testid="mostread_data" class="undefined relative"><div class="border-bmj-primary-brand relative flex items-center justify-center border p-4 md:justify-start md:border-0"><div class="undefined flex items-center justify-center md:justify-start"><h2 class="m-0 inline-block p-0 text-center text-[1.75rem]" data-testid="title">Most Read Content</h2></div><button data-testid="expandable-button" class="absolute right-4 block border-0 bg-transparent p-0 md:hidden"><img src="/next-resources/minus-button.svg" alt="expandable-button" aria-expanded="true" role="button" class="hidden w-[15px]" /><img src="/next-resources/plus-button.svg" alt="expandable-button" aria-expanded="false" role="button" class="block w-[15px]" /></button></div><div class="hidden md:flex"><div><div class="flex flex-col" data-testid="article-listing"><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-10.1136/spcare-2024-004984"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-10.1136/spcare-2024-004984">Review<!-- -->:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/content/15/1/46" data-testid="article-link-10.1136/spcare-2024-004984">Single-arm clinical trials: design, ethics, principles </a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-10.1136/spcare-2024-004984">25 December 2024<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-10.1136/spcare-2023-004292"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-10.1136/spcare-2023-004292">Original research<!-- -->:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/content/14/4/455" data-testid="article-link-10.1136/spcare-2023-004292">Oregon Death with Dignity Act access: 25 year analysis </a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-10.1136/spcare-2023-004292">20 November 2024</p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-4 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data-testid="article-label-1">Original research<!-- -->:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/cgi/content/short/15/2/221?rss=1" data-testid="article-link-1">End of life care in paediatric settings: UK national survey</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-1">27 February 2025<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-2"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-2">Original research<!-- -->:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/cgi/content/short/15/2/231?rss=1" data-testid="article-link-2">Handheld fans for dyspnoea in respiratory failure: randomised controlled trial</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" data-testid="article-date-2">27 February 2025<svg class="ml-2 box-content inline-block h-4 align-[-3px]" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="Layer_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 32 50" enable-background="new 0 0 32 50" width="10px"><g id="XMLID_1_"><path id="XMLID_2_" fill="#E3721F" d="M28.5,25.863V14.064C28.5,7.136,23.015,1.5,16,1.5C8.987,1.5,3.5,7.136,3.5,14.064v1.457h5 v-1.457c0-4.154,3.296-7.532,7.5-7.532c4.204,0,7.5,3.379,7.5,7.532v6.877c-2-1.313-4.761-2.081-7.547-2.081 c-8.271,0-14.961,6.646-14.961,14.818c0,8.172,6.749,14.821,15.02,14.821c8.27,0,14.884-6.649,14.884-14.821 C30.895,30.808,30.5,28.135,28.5,25.863z M16.032,43.467c-5.463,0-9.906-4.391-9.906-9.789s4.444-9.786,9.906-9.786 c5.461,0,9.904,4.388,9.904,9.786S21.492,43.467,16.032,43.467z"></path><ellipse id="XMLID_8_" fill="#E3721F" cx="16.03" cy="33.723" rx="4.203" ry="4.152"></ellipse></g></svg></p></div><div class="pb-8 leading-6 [&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-4 sm:[&amp;:last-of-type]:pb-8" data-testid="article-3"><p class="m-0 uppercase" data-testid="article-label-3">Original research<!-- -->:</p><a class="pr-2" href="/cgi/content/short/15/2/237?rss=1" data-testid="article-link-3">Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for upper limb spasticity after stroke: effect and feasibility--a randomised pilot study</a><p class="m-0 whitespace-nowrap [&amp;&amp;]:text-[0.875rem]" 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