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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814152403321

Titolo

Improving palliative care : we can take better care of people with cancer / / Institute of Medicine, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-16705-1

1-280-17953-8

9786610179534

0-309-52634-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (21 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SandersDonna Bell

Disciplina

616.99/4/06

Soggetti

Cancer - Palliative treatment

Palliative treatment

Terminal care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

Nota di contenuto

What is palliative care?; We can take better care of people with cancer.; People with cancer have many symptoms.; Why don 't people get the care they need?; Palliative care should not be separated from medical treatment.; Health care providers need better training in palliative care.; Standards for palliative care need to be adopted and widely used.; All people need better access to palliative care.; People need help in finding out about palliative care and end-of-life care.; There needs to be more funding for palliative care research and training.; There is hope.; We can make a difference!