Komurcu Seref
Gulhane Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2011 Apr;33 Suppl 1:S78-80. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182122470.
Patients with cancer are still suffering a lot, especially those in developing countries. The concept of palliative care has improved and disseminated slowly in Turkey since the early 1990's. It is essential that improved palliative care program should be integrated into national health-care systems to control this suffering. In this review the history of the development of palliative care, opioid availability and some ethical issues in Turkey are reported.
癌症患者仍承受着巨大痛苦，尤其是发展中国家的患者。自20世纪90年代初以来，姑息治疗的理念在土耳其发展缓慢且传播有限。将改进的姑息治疗项目纳入国家医疗保健系统以控制这种痛苦至关重要。在本综述中，报告了土耳其姑息治疗的发展历程、阿片类药物的可及性以及一些伦理问题。
