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This brand new edition pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. It deals with the important social and psychological aspects for palliative care of people with incurable diseases including quality of life, communication and bereavement issues.

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Author:   Marie Fallon (St Columba's Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK) ,  Geoffrey Hanks (Bristol Oncology Centre, Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   BMJ Books
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781405130790

ISBN 10:   1405130792
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   11 September 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors vi Foreword viii 1 The principles of palliative care 1 Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick 2 The principles of control of cancer pain 4 Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny 3 Difficult pain 8 Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon 4 Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems 13 Carol Davis, Gillian Percy 5 Oral health in patients with advanced disease 17 Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies 6 Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue 21 Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber 7 Nausea and vomiting 25 Kathryn Mannix 8 Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction 29 Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon 9 Depression, anxiety, and confusion 36 Mari Lloyd-Williams 10 Emergencies 40 Stephen Falk, Colette Reid 11 The last 48 hours 44 James Adam 12 Palliative care for children 48 Ann Goldman 13 Communication 52 David Jeffrey 14 The carers 56 Julia Addington-Hall, Amanda Ramirez 15 Chronic non-malignant disease 59 Marie Fallon, Joanna Chambers, Francis Dunn, Raymond Voltz, Gian Borasio, Rob George, Roger Woodruff 16 Community palliative care 68 Keri Thomas 17 Bereavement 74 Marilyn Relf 18 Complementary therapies 78 Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher Index 83

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Marie Fallon, St Columba's Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Geoffrey Hanks, Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

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