Comfort measures: practical care of the dying cancer patient.

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, USA.

Published: November 2010

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Most patients with advanced malignancy will die of their disease. Care of the dying is therefore a fundamental skill for the oncologist. Although protocols exist in other countries, there is no established protocol in the United States. We present a protocol for management of the dying that is clinically useful and review the existing evidence-base.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049909110380200DOI Listing

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