1. Palliative care in children with cancer: implications for general practice.
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van der Geest, Ivana M. M., Bindels, Patrick J. E., Pluijm, Saskia M. F., Michiels, Erna M. C., van der Geest, Ivana Mm, Bindels, Patrick Je, Pluijm, Saskia Mf, Michiels, Erna Mc, van der Heide, Agnes, Pieters, Rob, Darlington, Anne-Sophie E, and van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M
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PALLIATIVE treatment ,CHILDHOOD cancer ,CHILDREN'S health ,GENERAL practitioners ,FATIGUE (Physiology) ,PATIENTS - Abstract
The authors discuss the importance of palliative care, treatment that afford relief from disease but not cure, in children with cancer. Topics mentioned include the contribution of general practitioner (GP) in palliative care, the children health management, and the symptoms suffered by children with cancer at the end of life including fatigue, poor appetite, and pain.
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- 2016
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