Caring for a patient with oral cancer needing surgery.
This paper describes the care of a man following unsuccessful surgery for oral cancer. The authors describe the way in which the patient was involved in decision-making about his care and how this contributed to the maintenance of dignity and self-respect in the months before his death.
Moate
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Payne
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care