Palliative and Supportive Care

Below you will find a collection of articles from Hematology, the ASH Education Program Book, written by experts in the field about palliative care (treatment that is focused on alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life, rather than on curing a life-threatening disease).

General

• Palliative Care: An Historical Perspective (2008)
• Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease: Palliative Care Begins at Birth? (2008)
• Patient and Family Requests for Hastened Death (2008)
• Palliative Care and Psychosocial Contributions in the ICU (2008)

Integrative Medicine

• Integrative Therapies for Children With Hematological Malignancies (2009)
• Supplements for Immune Enhancement in Hematologic Malignancies (2009)
• The Bridge Between Patient and Doctor: the Shift From CAM to Integrative Medicine (2009)