The Total Patient

Delicious hospital food: It's not an oxymoron anymore

January 11, 2012

Room service and other high-end dietary experiences are improving overall care at many cancer centers.
 

Exploring holistic medicine: Using acupuncture to relieve cancer-related fatigue

December 19, 2011

The ancient Eastern medicinal art can relieve one of the most distressing effects of cancer and cancer treatment: fatigue.
 

The burden of care decisions: Helping surrogates follow through with patients' wishes

October 19, 2011

Surrogacy can be an overwhelming responsibility for a patients' friend or family member. Patients should carefully consider who they want to serve as a surrogate and include that person.
 

ASCO/ACS Award recognizes the role of palliative care in the continuum of cancer care

August 01, 2011

The recipient of the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncologists/ American Cancer Society award is a pioneer in palliative medicine.
 

A new role for technology in cancer care: iPads help patients endure treatments

May 05, 2011

Media devices can offer patients entertainment and education during their outpatient visits for cancer treatment.
 

On call with Dr. Bovine: Clowning around helps young patients cope with cancer

March 16, 2011

Glen Heroy talks about his years as a clown who offered pediatric oncology patients a chance to forget they were sick, if only for 5 minutes.
 

Where to die: The impact of setting on quality of life for patients and caregivers

January 20, 2011

Where patients spend their final days has an impact on the quality of life at the end of their life, as well as their caregivers' mental health after their death.
 

Early palliative care: A focus on enhancing quality of life that begins at diagnosis

October 29, 2010

For patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, early palliative care can lead to improved mood and quality of life, longer survival, and less aggressive end-of-life care.
 

"Letting go," and why it's so hard to do: Atul Gawande explores the challenges of end-of-life care

September 02, 2010

Harvard's Atul Gawande writes on the issue of palliative care versus technological intervention during the end-of-life experience.
 

Providing care by telephone: Using communication tools to expand patients' access to care

August 01, 2010

Centralized telephone medical management, with automated symptom monitoring and a long distance reach, improved cancer patients' pain and depression.
 

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