TY - BOOK AU - Woodruff,Roger TI - Palliative medicine: evidence-based symptomatic and supportive care for patients with advanced cancer SN - 9780195516777 (pbk.) : U1 - 616.99406 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Cancer KW - Palliative treatment KW - AIDS (Disease) Palliative Treatment KW - Cancer -- Palliative Treatment N1 - Previous ed.: 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The primary focus of 'Palliative Medicine' is on the treatment of pain and other medical problems faced by patients. The author stresses the importance of psychosocial and non-physical aspects of suffering and the need for a multidisciplinary approach to therapy and management ER -