Analysis of the circumstances at the end of life in children with cancer: Symptoms, suffering and acceptance

Teruaki Hongo, Chieko Watanabe, Shuichi Okada, Noriko Inoue, Shuhei Yajima, Yuji Fujii, Takehiko Ohzeki

Pediatrics International · 2003 · 82 citations · 17 references

Abstract

Using the data obtained in the present study, we describe situations faced in the terminal care of children. It is important to address the problems revealed by this analysis in order to achieve improvements in both the physical and psychological care of children with terminal cancer.

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