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Palliative Care

Known as: therapy palliative, Comfort Care, Palliative treatment 
The patient- and family-centered active holistic care of patients with advanced, progressive disease. Essential components of palliative care are… 
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Advance DirectivesCancer--Living with CancerComfort measuresDelivery of Health Care

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Derivation procedurePalliative Surgery

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Health ServicesSupportive care

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Improved Quality of Life at End of Life Related to Home-Based Palliative Care in Children with Cancer
Abstract Background: Nearly 2000 children die due to a malignancy in the United States annually. Emerging data suggest that home… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Gastric cancer.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Nd-YAG laser vs bronchoscopic electrocautery for palliation of symptomatic airway obstruction: a cost-effectiveness study.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost effectiveness of the Nd-YAG laser and bronchoscopic electrocautery for palliation in… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Perineural spread of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma via the orbit. Clinical features and outcome in 21 cases.
Review
1996
Review
1996
The spiritual dimension of hospice: the secularization of an ideal.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effect of home care on the place of death of advanced cancer patients.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Assessing the effectiveness of a hospital palliative care team
A prospective study was carried out of 125 hospital inpatients with malignant disease, referred to the King's College Hospital… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Is there evidence that chemotherapy is of benefit to patients with carcinoma of the prostate?
Most patients with metastatic carcinoma of the prostate have osteoblastic bone metastases and nonmeasurable pelvic disease. These… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Tumors of the peripheral nervous system
Most nerve tumors (benign and malignant) do not arise from the nerves per se, but from the supporting cells; tumors arising from… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Prolonged palliation in carcinoma of the man hepatic duct junction.
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