Improving Palliative Care for Cancer

Name: Improving Palliative Care for Cancer
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ISBN: 9780309074025

ISBN-10: 0309074029

ISBN-13: 9780309074025

Edition: 2001

Authors: Hellen Gelband, Kathleen M. Foley, National Research Council Staff, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Staff, National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.) Staff

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Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 10/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 343
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Executive Summary


Background and Recommendations


What Is Palliative Care?


Intent of This Report


Barriers to Excellent Palliative and End-of-Life Care


End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Evolution of the Issue


The 1990s: Signal Efforts and Events Around Palliative and End-of-Life Care


Current NIH Involvement in Palliative and End-of-Life Care


Conclusions and Recommendations


References



NCI Funding for Palliative Care Research: Specific Projects, Fiscal Year 1999



NCI Funding for Palliative Care Research: Institutional Grants, Fiscal Year 1999


Recommendations from Enhancing Data Systems to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care (IOM, 2000)


Reliable, high-quality, efficient end-of-life care for cancer patients: economic issues and barriers



Quality of care and quality indicators for end-of-life cancer care: hope for the best, yet prepare for the worst



The current state of patient and family information about end-of-life care



Palliative care for African Americans and other vulnerable populations: access and quality issues



End-of-life care: special issues in pediatric oncology



Clinical practice guidelines for the management of psychosocial and physical symptoms of cancer



Cross-cutting research issues: a research agenda for reducing distress of patients with cancer



Professional education in palliative and end-of-life care for physicians, nurses and social workers



Index