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  • Pediatric Psycho-Oncology

    A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management

    Edited by Robert J. Arceci, Lori S. Wiener, PhD, Maryland Pao, MD, Anne E. Kazak, PhD, Mary Jo Kupst, PhD, Andrea Farkas Patenaude, PhD ...
    Series series APOS Clinical Reference Handbooks
    Pediatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of adolescents living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including psychological aspects of particular pediatric cancers and their treatments, how to talk to a child and family at critical times during the ... Read more

    $99.19 CAD

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  • Extreme Measures

    Finding a Better Path to the End of Life

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  • Last Acts

    Discovering Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life

    by David J. Casarett, , M.D. ...
    Palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett considers the medical options terminal patients face at the end of life in this thoughtful and illuminating guide to last acts.What would you do if you had only a few days to live? Or a few weeks or months? What if a loved one were in this situation—how could you help that person decide how to spend the time that remained? Perhaps you lost a family ... Read more

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  • Hospice: a labor of love

    A Labor of Love

    by Denise Glavan,Cindy Longanacre,John Spivey ...
    Sharing stories of real people they have encountered as professional hospice caregivers, the authors explore both the practical and philosophical aspects of the hospice movement. Straightforward and nontechnical in approach, Hospice, A Labor of Love offers help and inspiration to hospice volunteers, pastoral counselors, and the families of those who are receiving hospice care. ... Read more

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    Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System

    by Stephen P. Kiernan ...
    A Polk Award winner for medical journalism examines how patients and families can regain control of the dying process: "A superb resource." — Kirkus ReviewsWith advances in medicine, technology, and daily diet and exercise practices, Americans are living longer than ever before. We have an unprecedented opportunity for meaningful closure—free of pain, among loved ones, with our affairs in order ... Read more

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  • Becoming Dead Right

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  • Psycho-Oncology

    Edited by Jimmie C. Holland, William S. Breitbart, Paul B. Jacobsen, Ruth McCorkle, Phyllis N. Butow, Matthew J. Loscalzo ...
    Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. Edited by a team of leading experts in psycho-oncology, spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie C. Holland, the founder of the field, the text reflects the interdisciplinary nature and global reach of this growing field. Thoroughly updated and developed in collaboration with ... Read more

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