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1: Art of Dying; References; 2: Dying: What Happens in the Cells and Tissues; 2.1 History of the Studies on the Cellular Basis of Death; 2.2 Programmed Cell Death; 2.2.1 Apoptosis; 2.2.2 Autophagy; 2.2.3 Necrosis; 2.3 Phagosomes and Lysosomes and Cell Content Degradation; 2.4 Programmed Cell Death and Cancer; References; 3: Dying: What Happens to the Body After Death; 3.1 Physical Decomposition of the Body; 3.1.1 Autolysis; 3.1.2 Classical Signs of Death; 3.1.3 Putrefaction; 3.1.4 Mummification; 3.1.5 Freezing; 3.1.6 Incineration; 3.1.7 Chemical Fixation |
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3.2 Autopsy3.3 Embalming and Cremation; 3.4 Death Certificate; 4: Quality of Life at the End of Life; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Sources of Information; 4.3 Cultural Issues and QOD; 4.4 Factors That Influence QOD; 4.4.1 Health Care-Related Issues; 4.5 The Construct of a Good Death; References; 5: Legal Aspects of Oncology Care for Dying Patients; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Distinguishing Living Patients from Dead Bodies; 5.3 Informed Choice and Confidentiality; 5.3.1 Informed Consent and Refusal; 5.3.2 Right to Control Medical Information; 5.3.2.1 State Law; 5.3.2.2 Federal Law |
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5.4 Advance Health Care Planning5.4.1 Decisional Capacity Issues; 5.4.2 Advance Health Care Planning Opportunities; 5.4.3 Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment; 5.4.4 Making Medical Decisions in the Absence of Advance Planning; 5.5 Standards of Care and Medical Malpractice Liability; 5.5.1 Standards of Care Pertaining to the Dying Cancer Patient; 5.5.2 Basis for Malpractice Claims; 5.6 Limits on the Rights of Patients and Families; 5.7 Postmortem Rights and Duties; References; 6: Spiritual Care: An Essential Aspect of Cancer Care; 6.1 Introduction |
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6.2 Defining Spirituality6.3 Spirituality, Religion, and Health; 6.4 Spiritual Tasks in Life-Threatening Illness; 6.5 Spirituality and Grief; 6.6 Spiritual Assessment; 6.7 Spiritual Interventions; References; 7: Religious Views of the Afterlife; 7.1 Judaism; 7.2 Christianity; 7.3 Islam; 7.4 Hinduism; 7.5 Buddhism; References; 8: A Historical Perspective of Death in the Western World; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Pre-history (Before 10,000 Years Ago); 8.3 Antiquity (Before AD 500); 8.4 Middle Ages (Sixth to Eighteenth Century); 8.5 Pre-modern Age (Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century) |
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8.6 Modernity (Twentieth and Twenty-First Century)References; 9: Economic Aspects of Death and Dying in Oncology; 9.1 Economics and Economic Tools in the Analysis of Death and Dying in Oncology; 9.2 Economics of Healthcare: Costs, Trends, and Consequences; 9.2.1 Cost of Healthcare and Cancer Care; 9.2.2 Trends and Outcomes; 9.2.3 Allocation of Resources in Society and the Role of Markets; Healthcare Markets as a Special Case; 9.3 Cost-Benefit Analysis; 9.3.1 The Cost-Benefit (CBA) Approach; 9.3.2 Assigning Monetary Values to Benefits and Costs of Treatment |
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Available to OhioLINK libraries. |
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Online version available through the library's subscription to SpringerLink. |
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Neoplasms -- psychology
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Death.
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Attitude to Death.
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Terminal Care.
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Medical Oncology -- methods.
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Electronic books |
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Berk, Lawrence, editor.
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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SpringerLink (Online service).
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OhioLINK electronic book center (OCoLC)180989150 |
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SpringerLink (OCoLC)43927870 |
| ISBN |
3319418610 (electronic bk.) |
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9783319418612 (electronic bk.) |
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3319418599 |
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9783319418599 |
| OCLC # |
960738124 |
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