Palliative Care

The need for palliative care is a growing concern all around the world, with the increase of chronic diseases, the aging of the society and the development of diagnostic possibilities. The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life rather than cure or lengthening of life. It is a long and challenging process requiring a multidisciplinary team approach.

We aimed to provide quick and practical solutions for clinicians, to common problems seen in palliative care services. The chapters are written by broad range of experienced clinicians. We thank to all authors for their contrubitions to this book. In the hope that it will be useful to all physicians and palliative care volunteers...