title: Palliative care for cancer patients--current issues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Disease Prevention and Control, Rhode Island Department of Health, Brown University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fulton
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012237:Rhode Island; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care