Dying: What Happens in the Cells and Tissues
Fig. 2.1 Morphology of cell deaths (Grasso et al. 2012) The molecular and genetic basis of apoptosis has been extensively explored. Defining programmed cell death by biochemical processes rather than…
Symptom Management of the Dying Oncology Patient
Fig. 12.1 Structure of morphine. “Morphin – Morphine” by NEUROtiker – Own work (Licensed under Public Domain via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morphin_-_Morphine.svg#/media/File:Morphin_-_Morphine.svg) 12.2.2 Oxycodone Oxycodone is a phenanthrene class opioid. Its…
Art of Dying
Fig. 1.1 Death and survival in the United States in 2005 (Skinner 2009) Skinner’s data from 2005 had a doubling of the death rate every 8 years, just as did…
Economic Aspects of Death and Dying in Oncology
Category/year 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 2010 2012 2013 National health expenditures, in billions $27.4 $74.9 $255.8 $724.3 $1378.0 $2505.8 $2604.1 $2817.3 $2919.1 National health expenditures as percent of…
Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_5 5. Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients Marshall B. Kapp1 (1) Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law,…
Pediatric Cancer and End-of-Life
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_11 11. Pediatric Cancer and End-of-Life Kathleen G. Davis1 (1) Pediatric Palliative Care and Ethics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City,…
Oncologists and Death
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_10 10. Oncologists and Death Lawrence Berk1 (1) Morsani School of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Lawrence Berk Email: lberk@health.usf.edu…
A Historical Perspective of Death in the Western World
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_8 8. A Historical Perspective of Death in the Western World David San Filippo1 (1) National Louis University, Chicago, IL, USA David San Filippo Email:…
Religious Views of the Afterlife
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Lawrence Berk (ed.)Dying and Death in Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-41861-2_7 7. Religious Views of the Afterlife Christopher M. Moreman1 (1) Department of Philosophy, California State University, East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542,…
Quality of Life at the End of Life
Symptoms Pain Fatigue Nausea Appetite Discomfort Dyspnea Sleep disturbance Depression Anxiety Existential/psychic pain Health care related ICU stay Chemotherapy at the end of life Hospital death Use of feeding tubes…
