© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 15, 1128,
August 1, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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IOM Calls for Improvements in Palliative Care
The infrastructure is severely lacking for end-of-life care in cancer patients, and the National Cancer Institute should take the lead in stepping up efforts to improve palliative medicine, concluded a report released in June by the Institute of Medicine.
Pursuing a cure, "the nation has almost ignored