Deals with the important social and psychological aspects for palliative care of people with incurable diseases, including quality of life, communication and bereavement issues. This title is useful for doctors, senior and specialist nurses, and those health professionals who deal with cancer patients in the hospital, at home or in a hospice.

This brand new edition of "ABC of Palliative Care" pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. Fully updated, 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. This authoritative, practical title will be invaluable to the increasing numbers of doctors, senior and specialist nurses, and all those health professionals who deal with cancer patients in the hospital, at home or in a hospice.

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