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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 10, No. 2, 2005, pp. 84-87
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Bioline Code: js05038
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2005, pp. 84-87
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Review Article - Palliative Cancer Surgery
E.V. Ussiri, L.E.K. Lema
Abstract
Palliative care or End-of-life care in terminally-ill patients requires multi-displinary approach and therefore, different modalities of treatment. The aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life and make the subject as comfortable as possible. Palliative cancer surgery is a branch of surgical oncology which relieves the symptoms of the patient with advanced cancer at the end-stage. Majority of the patients in our environment present at late with advanced cancer. Majority of the cancer patients are managed by general surgeons in many centers due to lack of oncology surgeons and therefore, literature review in palliative Cancer Surgery. It was concluded that palliative cancer surgery play an important role in patients with advanced cancer to improve quality life as well as a need to improve surgical training in palliative cancer surgery.
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