The Management of Terminal Malignant Disease

by Cicely Saunders (Editor), Nigel Sykes

St. Christopher's Hospice, London, U.K. New edition of a multidisciplinary text for health professionals in the palliative care of cancer patients, both in hospices and in hospitals. Examines clinical, psychosocial, spiritual, ethical and legal issues. Previous edition 1990.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1993

About the author

Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, OM, DBE, FRCS, FRCP, FRCN (22 June 1918 – 14 July 2005) was a prominent Anglican nurse, social worker, physician and writer, involved with many international universities. She is best known for her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasizing the importance of palliative care in modern medicine.