Rehabilitative Medicine
Rehabilitative Medicine Rebecca G. Smith Mary M. Vargo Because the effects of cancer and its treatment are so varied, the individual with cancer can present with rehabilitation needs of virtually…
Issues in Nutrition and Hydration
Issues in Nutrition and Hydration Christine S. Ritchie Elizabeth Kvale The issues surrounding artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) pose challenges for clinicians, patients, families, and society. Legal precedent and ethical…
Nutrition Support
Nutrition Support William A. Mourad Caroline M. Apovian Christopher D. Still Malignant disease is frequently accompanied by profound weight loss and malnutrition. In fact, cancer patients have the highest prevalence…
Hematologic Support of the Cancer Patient
Hematologic Support of the Cancer Patient Davey B. Daniel Jeffrey Crawford No one thinks of how much blood it costs. –Dante Alighieri Anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia are common complications of…
Palliative Care: Ethics and the Law
Palliative Care: Ethics and the Law Robert A. Burt Michael K. Gottlieb During the past 30 years, a dramatic change has occurred in the legal and ethical principles governing provision…
Palliative Care and Physician-Assisted Death
Palliative Care and Physician-Assisted Death Barbara A. Supanich Many events have occurred since 2001 that have stimulated many sectors of the United States society to ponder, reflect, and debate the…
Withholding and Withdrawing Potentially Life-Sustaining Treatment
Withholding and Withdrawing Potentially Life-Sustaining Treatment Richard J. Ackermann “I will define what I conceive medicine to be: In general terms, it is to do away with the suffering of…
Advance Directives and Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity
Advance Directives and Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity Linda L. Emanuel Many oncology patients would like to have some control over their medical care, not only when they are alert but…
Staff Stress and Burnout
Staff Stress and Burnout Mary L.S. Vachon Christopher Sherwood Stress in the care of the dying has been being studied for more than 30 years (1, 2). Recent research (3,…
Starting a Palliative Care Program
Starting a Palliative Care Program Hannah I. Lipman Diane E. Meier Introduction: Why Palliative Care? The Case for Palliative Care Palliative care is comprehensive medical care focused on relieving the…
