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CA Cancer J Clin. 1984 Jul-Aug;34(4):178-82. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.34.4.178.
In this broad survey, we have touched on the recent creation of special facilities for patients with advanced cancer and their relevance to the overall program of cancer control. Also discussed were a number of ethical dilemmas arising from our efforts to provide improved care for the social and emotional problems afflicting our patients. When all is said and done, however, all our efforts are designed to alleviate human suffering. There may not be such a large gap between basic cancer research, medical oncology, and the hospice movement as has sometimes been perceived.
在这项广泛的调查中，我们涉及了最近为晚期癌症患者设立的特殊设施以及它们与癌症控制总体计划的相关性。我们还讨论了在努力为困扰患者的社会和情感问题提供更好护理的过程中出现的一些伦理困境。然而，说到底，我们所有的努力都是为了减轻人类的痛苦。基础癌症研究、医学肿瘤学和临终关怀运动之间可能并不像有时所认为的那样存在如此大的差距。
