Comfort Measures: Practical Care of the Dying Cancer Patient

Most patients with advanced malignancy will die of their disease. Care of the dying is therefore a fundamental skill for the oncologist. Although protocols exist in other countries, there is no established protocol in the United States. We present a protocol for management of the dying that is clini...

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Published in:American journal of hospice & palliative medicine 2010-11, Vol.27 (7), p.488-493
Main Authors: LeGrand, Susan B., Walsh, Declan
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Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Colonic Neoplasms - complications
Colonic Neoplasms - drug therapy
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pain, Intractable - drug therapy
Palliative Care - methods
Patient Care Planning - organization & administration
Quality of Life
Terminal Care - methods
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