Improving Palliative Care for Cancer: Summary and Recommendations

by Kathleen Foley, Kathleen M. Foley, National Research Council, et al.

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It is innately human to comfort and provide care to those suffering from cancer, particularly those close to death. Yet what seems self-evident at an individual, personal level has, by and large, not guided policy at the level of institutions in this country. There is no argument that palliative care should be integrated into cancer care from diagnosis to death. But significant barriers-attitudinal, behavioral, economic, educational, and legal-still...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309075637

ISBN13:9780309075633

Release Date:June 2001

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:78 Pages

Weight:0.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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