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A good death from the perspective of palliative cancer patients.

Lisa KastbomAnna MilbergMarit Karlsson
Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2016)
Healthcare staff caring for palliative patients should consider asking them to describe what they consider a good death in order to identify goals for care. Exploring patients' personal experience of death and dying can help address their fears as death approaches.
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