| Literature DB >> 12003690 |
Olivia Walton1, Sharon M Weinstein.
Abstract
Treatment for patients who are dying from cancer and are suffering with physiologic and existential symptoms is an important and valuable skill for health care providers. However, the treatment for suffering at the end of life and the use of sedation for comfort often are misunderstood. The following is a discussion of the clinical skills and ethical considerations that health care providers should have when treating terminal patients with cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12003690 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-002-0035-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Pain Headache Rep ISSN: 1534-3081