terminal cancer

collocation in English

meaningsofterminalandcancer

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terminal
adjective
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us
/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
(of a disease or illness) leading gradually ...
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cancer
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.sər/us
/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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(Definition ofterminalandcancerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is suffering fromterminalcancer.
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Telling the truth aboutterminalcancer.
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Which patients withterminalcancerare admitted from home care?
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What are the spiritual experiences of people withterminalcancer?
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Thus, the results may not be applicable to patients withterminalcancerin other settings.
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This retrospective chart analysis with parallel groups included records of 97 consecutiveterminalcancerpatients.
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Care for the spiritual pain of patients suffering fromterminalcancer.
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Some new chemotherapeutic drugs forterminalcancerare of marginal benefit and very expensive (9).
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However, who are "others beyond death" f or patients withterminalcancer?
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How do people withterminalcancercreate meaning and purpose in their living and dying processes?
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It is clear t hat t he symptoms associated withterminalcancercan vary with age.
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Can home care maintain an acceptable quality of life for patients withterminalcancerand their relatives?
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The caregivers were encouraged to talk about their experience of providing care for aterminalcancerpatient at home.
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The effects of music therapy on the quality and length of life of people diagnosed withterminalcancer.
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Can home care maintain an acceptable quality of life f or patients withterminalcancerand their relatives?
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However, little is documented about the use of high doses of this drug interminalcancerpatients.
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Therefore, in this article, we aim to describe family caregivers' experiences in caring for aterminalcancerpatient at home.
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He hasterminalcancerand is dying.
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His wife, who is 60, is suffering fromterminalcancer.
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There is no special arrangement forterminalcancerpatients.
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The diagnosis of aterminalcancerbegins one of the most complex and challenging individual experiences of continual adjustment that includes multiple coping responses.
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