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Results 1 - 10 of 24 for end of life issues
  1. End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to spend your final days Which treatments for end-of-life care you wish to receive What type of palliative care and hospice care you wish to receive Advance directives can help make your wishes clear to your family and health care providers.
    https://medlineplus.gov/endoflifeissues.html - Health Topics
  2. Medical Ethics (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... an ethical aspect. For example, there are ethical issues relating to : End of life care: Should a patient receive nutrition? What about ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/medicalethics.html - Health Topics
  3. Suicide (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is suicide? Suicide is the taking of one's own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/suicide.html - Health Topics
  4. Brain Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    A brain tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/braintumors.html - Health Topics
  5. Caregivers (National Library of Medicine)  
    A caregiver gives care to someone who needs help taking care of themselves. The person who needs help may be a child, an adult, or an older adult. They ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/caregivers.html - Health Topics
  6. Hospice Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hospice care is end-of-life care. A team of health care professionals and volunteers provides it. They give medical, psychological, and spiritual support. The ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hospicecare.html - Health Topics
  7. Palliative Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you're receiving. Hospice care, care at the end of life, always includes palliative care. But you may receive palliative care at any stage of an illness. The goal is to make you comfortable and improve your quality of life. NIH: National Institute of Nursing Research
    https://medlineplus.gov/palliativecare.html - Health Topics
  8. Bereavement (National Library of Medicine)  
    Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it's part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bereavement.html - Health Topics
  9. Advance Directives (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. They give you a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/advancedirectives.html - Health Topics
  10. Cancer--Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... new normal" with cancer as part of your life. NIH: National Cancer Institute
    https://medlineplus.gov/cancerlivingwithcancer.html - Health Topics
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