By Ann M. Berger, Russell K. Portenoy, David E. Weissman
Nationwide Institutes of well-being, Bethesda, MD. Revised version of ideas and perform of Supportive Oncology, c1998. Brings jointly parts of palliative care acceptable to the pro taking good care of melanoma sufferers and combines this angle with an in depth description of similar remedies utilized in energetic therapy. DNLM: Neoplasms--therapy.
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