title: Caring for a patient with oral cancer needing surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moate
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D011182:Postoperative Care