title: Principles of pediatric palliative care and pain control.
abstract: One of the most difficult challenges in health care today is weighing the burdens and benefits of medical treatment. This is especially true in the administration of extraordinary treatment to children with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in children and cancer and its therapy are associated with any number of symptoms, including pain.
authors: Palliative Medicine Consulting Services, Duncanville, Texas.
authors: Alexandra
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authors: Peralta