Living with Grief: Cancer and End-of-Life Care, offers valuable information on treating cancer when the goal is palliative. From a historical context of cancer and illness to treatment options, psychosocial concerns, and prevailing cultural attitudes towards cancer, Cancer and End-of-Life Care reviews how a holistic plan of care can allow persons living with terminal cancer to live and die with dignity. Chapters address cancer and the history of hospice care, when cure is not possible, metaphors of the illness, treatment options, ethical dilemmas, the transition to palliative care, and children with terminal cancer. (Amazon)
