FREE NEJM E-TOC    HOME   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CURRENT ISSUE   |   PAST ISSUES   |   COLLECTIONS   |   Search Term  Advanced Search

Sign in | Get NEJM's E-Mail Table of Contents — Free | Subscribe

Previous Volume 339:1008-1009 October 1, 1998 Number 14 Next

	Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

	Full Text Purchase this article Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend E-mail When Cited

Edited by Ann Berger, Russell K. Portenoy, and David E. Weissman. 953 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott–Raven, 1998. $85. ISBN 0-397-51559-6.

Our understanding of supportive care has continued to expand the breadth and practice of oncology. Oncologists recognize the ways in which this understanding has changed their practice, whether they are managing distressing symptoms, complications due to new therapies and techniques, or sensitive issues at the end of life. For the first time, these major issues are addressed in a comprehensive textbook that can be a valuable resource in a rapidly evolving field.

The editors of Principles and Practice of Supportive Oncology address therapies that are curative and noncurative, that are physical and psychosocial, even spiritual, and that improve the quality . . . [Full Text of this Article]

HOME  |  SUBSCRIBE  |  SEARCH  |  CURRENT ISSUE  |  PAST ISSUES  |  COLLECTIONS  |  PRIVACY  |  TERMS OF USE  |  HELP  |  beta.nejm.org Comments and questions? Please contact us. The New England Journal of Medicine is owned, published, and copyrighted © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.