Finally, those in whom the adversity of cancer has served as a “call to arms” may not
contemplate turning to MAiD. Instead, it may be a matter of personal pride and character as …

Many of us can intuitively feel death drawing near in a patient. Whether it is something the
patient says before they fall to sleep, the colour of the skin, the shutting down of the kidneys …

Many of us can intuitively feel death drawing near in a patient. Whether it is something the
patient says before they fall to sleep, the colour of the skin, the shutting down of the kidneys …

CMAJ• FEB. 24, 1998; 158 (4) 533 shouting.” Another deficit is in the discussion of pain and
symptom management. The descriptions of pain and suggestions for dealing with pain …

Pierre Le Provost cancer is the unfortunate link. Although the exhibition is uneven, with
many of the photographs failing to go beyond the snapshot quality, there are enough …

CMAJ| February 22, 2022| Volume 194| Issue 7 E263 appetite or soothe existential distress.
It is when reaching the limits of what supportive care can provide that medical assistance in …

Eventually I began to realize that despite our best care and efforts, a small number of
patients continued to suffer. Although good palliative care could control their physical …

Diagnosed last January with brain cancer, Brittany Maynard went through surgery only to
find out the cancer had progressed to stage four and that she had only months to live …

The dawn of the twenty-first century brought with it a profound change in the way we
experience death. Until the last decades of the twentieth century, our bodies died all at once …

She preached the gentle gospel of her profession, persuading patients to confront their
illnesses and get their affairs in order and, above all, ensuring that their last weeks were not …