Published October, 2010
By Lynn Keegan, Carole Ann Drick, PhD and Carole Ann Drick
Publisher: Springer (Springer Publishing Co Inc)
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Published June, 2010
By Eduardo D. Bruera, Eduardo Bruera, Egidio Del Fabbro, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Tim Bowling, Jane B. Hopkinson, Vickie E. Baracos, Wendy Denmark-Wahnefried and Jane Hopkinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This comprehensive reference book provides both background information and practical, clinical advice on all areas of nutrition for the cancer patient at all stages of their disease trajectory.

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Published May, 2010
By Michael J. Fisch, Jane E. Loitman and Christian T. Sinclair
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Current Clinical Oncology
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A clinical case-based handbook has a role in general clinicians' practice of caring for patients with serious or life-limiting illness. Thus, we hope that the cases, key points, and practical tips will help health care providers who are not experts already in palliative care in the care of patients with serious illness and challenging problems.

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Published April, 2010
By Stephen L. Isaacs, Diane E. Meier, Robert Hughes and DE Meier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
Series: Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology
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Provides a comprehensive understanding of palliative care. This title examines the roots of the field, explores the key legal and ethical issues, discusses the development of palliative care, and presents ideas on policies that can improve access to palliative care.

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Published March, 2010
By E. Joanna Chambers, Edwina Brown and Michael Germain
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the renal patient. An international group of contributors emphasise the continuum of palliative care from the time of diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding withdrawal of dialysis.

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Published December, 2009
By Kevin Talbot, Rachael Marsden, Martin R. Turner, Rachel Botell, Martin Turner, Rachel Marsden and Rachel E. Botell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Care Manuals
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Written and designed to provide comprehensive, easily accessible advice for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with this challenging condition, this book addresses the entire care pathway from presentation to diagnosis to symptom management and end of life issues.

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Published December, 2009
By Julian Hughes, Mari Lloyd-Williams and Greg Sachs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Supportive Care Series
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Supportive Care for the person with dementia provides a broad and full perspective, drawing upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of internationally-based professionals to outline a model of supportive care that will provide good quality and holistic care for people with dementia.

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Published November, 2009
By D. Micah Hester
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book provides a pragmatic philosophical framework based on a radically empirical attitude toward life and death. D. Micah Hester argues that healthcare providers making end-of-life decisions ought to pay close attention to the narratives of patients and their communities so that their dying processes embody their life stories.

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Published November, 2009
By D. Micah Hester
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book provides a pragmatic philosophical framework based on a radically empirical attitude toward life and death. D. Micah Hester argues that healthcare providers making end-of-life decisions ought to pay close attention to the narratives of patients and their communities so that their dying processes embody their life stories.

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Published November, 2009
By Michael Wright, Ednin Hamzah, Temsak Phungrassami and Agnes Bausa-Claudio
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book provides a thorough evidence-base for palliative care provision in the countries of Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. It stimulates a more informed debate and discusses how to improve policy-making among intergovernmental and governmental organisations, generating intelligence on barriers to development and how to overcome them.

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