OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE (HARDCOVER)

- Includes a year's access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online
- The fifth edition of the hugely successful Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, which has gained a reputation as the definitive guide to the field
- Five international editors guarantee a truly global perspective
- Over 200 contributors and 100 chapters deal with all aspects of this rapidly developing specialty
New to this edition
- Completely updated with the latest evidence base for clinical practice and patient management

The definitive Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, now in its fifth edition, has again been thoroughly updated to offer a truly global perspective in this field of extraordinary talent and thoughtfulness.
Updated to include new sections devoted to assessment tools, care of patients with cancer, and the management of issues in the very young and the very old, this leading textbook covers all the new and emerging topics since its original publication in 1993. In addition, the multi-disciplinary nature of palliative care is emphasized throughout the book, covering areas from ethical and communication issues, the treatment of symptoms and the management of pain.
The print edition comes with a year's access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge and download all the figures and tables, ensuring this edition continues to be at the forefront of palliative medicine.
This fifth edition of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine is dedicated to the memory of Professor Geoffrey Hanks, pioneer in the field of palliative medicine, and co-editor of the previous four editions. A truly comprehensive text, no hospital, hospice, palliative care service, or medical library should be without this essential source of information.
Readership: Health care professionals working in palliative care and oncology, including specialist palliative medicine physicians, oncologists, specialist nurses, geriatricians, surgeons, and family physicians.

Authors
- Nathan Cherny, Norman Levan Chair of Humanistic Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine (BGU); and Director, Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Service, Department of Medical Oncology, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Marie Fallon, St Columba's Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre (CRUK), Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Stein Kaasa, Palliative Medicine Unit, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
- Russell K. Portenoy, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director, MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, New York, USA, and Professor of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
- David C. Currow, Professor, Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders Centre for Clinical Change, Flinders University, Australia

Contents
Section 1: The Worldwide Status of Palliative Care
Section 2: The Challenge of Palliative Medicine
Section 3: Service Delivery Issues in Palliative Care
Section 4: The Interdisciplinary Team
Section 5: Ethical Issues
Section 6: Communication and Palliative Medicine
Section 7: Assessment Tools and Informatics
Section 8: Common Symptoms and Disorders
Section 9: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Pain
Section 10: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Section 11: Common Symptoms and Disorders: Skin problems
Section 12: Issues in Populations with Cancer
Section 13: Cancer Pain Syndromes
Section 14: Cancer-Associated Disorders
Section 15: Issues in Populations with Non-Cancer Illnesses
Section 16: Issues of the Very Young and the Very Old
Section 17: Psychosocial and Spiritual Issues in Palliative Medicine
Section 18: The Terminal Phase
Section 19: Research in Palliative Medicine