Describes the principles and practice of surgery in the context of palliative and supportive care. A first section deals with general issues, from quality of life measurement to spirituality. The second illustrates their application in different specialties of surgery.
Describes the principles and practice of surgery in the context of palliative and supportive care. Surgery is often considered too invasive to be useful in palliation and clinicians instinctively turn to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and other drugs. Surgery, with increasingly min…
Describes the principles and practice of surgery in the context of palliative and supportive care. A first section deals with general issues, from quality of life measurement to spirituality. The second illustrates their application in different specialties of surgery.