Citation

Von Hornstein W. Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Onkologie 2011; 43(4): 163-166.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011)

DOI

10.1055/s-0030-1257696

PMID

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Abstract

Different problems showed up in various areas during the palliative care in the last six months of a two year journey of a cancer disease. In the physical domaine there were pain, weakness, nausea, constipation, lymphoedema, reduced mobility etc. In the psychological area there were anger about a delayed diagnose, anxiety, bereavement of a suicid, worries of the patient in relation to her family and vice versa. In the social field were difficulties of living in two different places, the partner in one country, the parental home in an other country. And in the spiritual domaine the problem of guilt in relation with suicid.

Language: de

Keywords

human; suicide; female; palliative care; anger; anxiety; bereavement; morbidity; article; constipation; grief; cancer pain; Pain management; cancer palliative therapy; uterine cervix cancer; weakness; delayed diagnosis; holistic care; comprehensive holistic approach; lymphedema; lymphoedema; suicid; Total pain