Subject index - Patients, family and professional experience of health and illness... all in one place : Healthtalkonline

Full list of topics

Discovery :
How bad news was broken
Own reaction to hearing that life would be shorter
Finding information
Roller coaster feelings
Talking to children

Medical, Nursing & Social Care :
Hospital care
Pain and pain control
Care at home: social services
Care at home: nursing
The needs of carers
Hospice in-patient care
Hospice day care
Insufficient hospice care
Complementary and alternative approaches

Living with dying :
Positive aspects of life threatening illness
Religion, faith and philosophy
Financial help
Support and counselling
Where people want to die
Message to health,social care workers and government
Message to others
Advance decision ("living wills")
Thoughts about suicide, assisted dying and euthanasia
Practical matters

Search the whole site
Search in this condition

Living with Dying

Subject index

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, followed by lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Secondary tumours (metastases) diagnosed in 2000.

Dying & bereavement >> Living with Dying >> Age 30-50 >> Interview 32 >> She says that information is important because it allows her to work with her medical team.

Diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2001, followed by anterior resection of the colon and chemotherapy In 2003 secondary tumour found in the liver, followed by a liver section. Has also used complementary therapies.

Mail to a friend