For Advanced Cancer, What Treatment Is Next?
This article is the second in a series on palliative care developed in collaboration with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA; http://hpna.advancingexpertcare.org). The HPNA aims to guide nurses in preventing and relieving suffering and in giving the best possible care to patients and families, regardless of the stage of disease or the need for other therapies. The HPNA offers education, certification, advocacy, leadership, and research.
Rebecca Collins is director of the Focused Care Program for oncology, pulmonary, and cardiac care at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. Marianne Matzo is director of research for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, PA. She is an AJN contributing editor and coordinates Perspectives on Palliative Nursing. Contact author: Marianne Matzo, mariannem@hpna.org. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
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