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Category Archives: Palliative Care

Why Do People With Advanced Cancer Undergo Chemotherapy?

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: November 7, 2012
Category: cancer, Palliative Care | Tagged cancer, chemotherapy, Dan Longo, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Deborah Schrag, end-of-life care, Jane Weeks, New England Journal of Medicine, Thomas J. Smith | 3 Comments

Global State of Pain

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: June 10, 2011
Category: Palliative Care | Tagged AIDS, cancer, Global State of Pain Treatment, HIV, Human Rights Watch, morphine, opioids, pain management, palliative care | Leave a comment
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