In the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine" palliative care" is defined as" the study and
management of patients with active, progressive, far-advanced disease for whom the …

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The idea of a philosophy of palliative care emerged with Cicely Saunders' vision for'a good
death', and was developed further with the WHO definition of palliative care. It is now being …

Palliative care defines itself as complementary to life-prolonging therapy. Consideration
should be given instead to viewing palliative care as the gold standard for all patients with …

Do you need a succinct introduction to the key theories and principles of palliative care and
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Palliative care is beginning new wave, one driven by the idea that palliative care should be
available to all patients entering the last years of life. The seeds of such change have been …

~ e literary heritage of early Greek history, lyric 1. poetry, and philosophy largely survives
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The specialty of palliative care has developed rapidly in the last two decades, as evidenced
by the growth of specialist services, tertiary education programmes and recognition of …