Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine By:"Nathan Cherny","Norman Levan Chair of Humanistic Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine (Bgu) and Director Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Service Nathan Cherny","Marie Fallon","St Columba's Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine Marie Fallon","Stein Kaasa","Russell K. Portenoy","David C. Currow","Professor Discipline of Palliative and Supportive Services David C Currow" Published on 2015-04-07 by Oxford University Press, USA The definitive Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, now in its fifth edition, has again been thoroughly updated to offer a truly global perspective in this field of extraordinary talent and thoughtfulness. Updated to include new sections devoted to assessment tools, care of patients with cancer, and the management of issues in the very young and the very old, this leading textbook covers all the new and emerging topics since its ori...