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Palliative Care Definition

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Optional Reading

1 – WHO Palliative Care Definition. http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/

2 – Details about the Early Palliative Care for Patient with non-small cell lung cancer in NEJM by Temel, J. S., Greer, J. A., Muzikansky, A., Gallagher, E. R., Admane, S., Jackson, V. A., … & Billings, J. A. (2010). Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 363(8), 733-742. https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/Early_Palliative_Care

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Palliative Care: Supporting Patients Living with Serious Illness

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