Promoting Comfort

Collins EF, Galloway-Salazar Q, Johnson E, Blechman J, Rush M, et al.

Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about end-of-life doulas.

J Palliat Med 2025;28:808-814

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Albert E, Fuller T, Low C, Murphy C.

High flow nasal cannula oxygen withdrawal at the end of life. Fast Facts #503.

J Palliat Med 2025;28;849-850

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Incorporating the 5 Things

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What to Expect in the Last Days & Anticipatory Guidance for the EOL Transition

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For families:

nia.nih.gov/health/end-life/providing-care-and-comfort-end-life

Providing care and comfort at the end of life

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Hayes J, Bruera E, Crawford G, et al.

MASCC expert opinion/guidance on the use of clinically assisted hydration in patients with advanced cancer.

Support Care Cancer 2024;32:228.

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Albert RH.

End-of-Life Care: Managing Common Symptoms

Am Fam Physician. 2017;95:356-361.

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Abrahm J.

“The Last Days,” in Abrahm J, Collins M, Daubman B-R. Comprehensive Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer, 4th ed.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022, pp.531-561.

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Pall Med: Advancing Palliative Care Globally

pallmed.net

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oncology supportive care

About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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oncology supportive care

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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