R.J. DUNLOP and J.M. HOCKLEY
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780192629807
- eISBN:
- 9780191730061
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192629807.003.0008
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
There are three services that a palliative care team may be specifically involved with: the pain clinic, radiotherapy, and medical oncology. This chapter reviews the contribution of these services to ...
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There are three services that a palliative care team may be specifically involved with: the pain clinic, radiotherapy, and medical oncology. This chapter reviews the contribution of these services to the care of patients with advanced cancer. The pain clinic and oncology services have an important role in treating pain and other symptoms of advanced cancer. Obviously, the role of the palliative care team can overlap with these services. There is the potential for misunderstanding and conflict; although such services may feel threatened by a palliative care team, the problem is not one-sided. If palliative care team members have not worked in a pain clinic or oncology ward, they may be ignorant of the benefits these services can offer. The chapter also considers the available techniques, hormone and chemotherapy, and working with oncology services.Less
There are three services that a palliative care team may be specifically involved with: the pain clinic, radiotherapy, and medical oncology. This chapter reviews the contribution of these services to the care of patients with advanced cancer. The pain clinic and oncology services have an important role in treating pain and other symptoms of advanced cancer. Obviously, the role of the palliative care team can overlap with these services. There is the potential for misunderstanding and conflict; although such services may feel threatened by a palliative care team, the problem is not one-sided. If palliative care team members have not worked in a pain clinic or oncology ward, they may be ignorant of the benefits these services can offer. The chapter also considers the available techniques, hormone and chemotherapy, and working with oncology services.
