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Myth: We can tailor palliative care to match life expectancy. Reality: No we can't
Author(s) -
Hartsell William F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.25118
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , life expectancy , mythology , palliative treatment , intensive care medicine , nursing , surgery , population , environmental health , philosophy , theology
The goal of palliative therapy is to palliate, not to cure. For the best palliative results for our patients (and their caregivers), this should be done as rapidly as possible.