The Pursuit of Life: The Promise and Challenge of Palliative Care

by Jack Levison

Book Overview

This volume examines crucial concerns in palliative care, including the proper balance between comfort and cure for the patient, the integration of spiritual well-being, and the challenges of providing care in the absence of basic medical services and supplies.

In the first section, palliative-care pioneers Constance Dahlin, Eduardo Bruera, Neil MacDonald, and Declan Walsh recount the early history of the discipline. Part 2 discusses the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271094419
• ISBN13: 9780271094410
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"