Dilemmas in palliative chemotherapy when approaching end-of-life
Background When cure is no longer possible, medical care should aim for a transition to palliative care regardless of disease. Patients with incurable cancer are often treated with palliative chemotherapy (PCT), starting with the intent to prolong life and increase quality of life. Eventually, in th...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Onkologi
2014
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-88080 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-037-2 |