End-of-life care for cancer patients in an Internal Medicine department

Introduction Many cancer patients die in the hospital, in spite of their preference to end their lives at home. Internal Medicine wards are poorly equipped to care for dying patients. Staff members have no specific training in palliative care, and the organization of the ward lacks flexibility. The...

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Main Authors: Luigi Lusiani, Gabriella Bordin, Giovanni Mantineo, Pietro Roncato, Lionella Favaro, Leopoldo Tessaro, Lorena Sandonà, Francesca Bordin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/68