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Cancer
Research on cancer detailed by scientists at University of Manchester
May 23rd, 2009
A new study, 'A systematic review of informal caregivers' needs in providing home-based end-of-life care to people with cancer,' is now available. "This paper presents the results of a systematic review examining the practical information needs of informal caregivers providing home-based palliative and end-of-life care to people with advanced cancer. Modern hospice care has led to increases in home-based palliative care services, with informal caregivers assuming responsibility for the majority of care," investigators in Manchester, the United Kingdom report. "In response, health policy emphasises the provision of palliative care services in which both the patient and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-23)
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