Meet the editors

Marco Cascella, MD, works in the Department of Supportive Care at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione "G. Pascale" – IRCCS, Naples, Italy, where he has responsibility for research in anesthesia and pain medicine. He was granted the National Scientific Habilitation (ASN) for Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care in Italian Universities and he is annual Professor of Physiology on the Degree Course in Bio-

medical Laboratory Techniques at the Faculty of Medicine, University "Federico II," Naples. Dr. Cascella graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery in 1997 from the University "Vanvitelli" of Naples and then undertook postgraduate studies in anesthesia and intensive care, obtaining his doctorate in 2001. He acts as an editorial board member for several medical journals. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences and conventions and is the author of about 150 scientific publications, books, and book chapters in the fields of anesthesia, pathophysiology, treatment of pain, oncology, and palliative care. Dr. Cascella also heads and participates in various research projects.

Michael John Stones is best known in academia for his contributions to gerontology. He has authored or edited 9 books, 37 book chapters, and more than 120 scientific articles, and 30 knowledge transmission articles aimed at professional or general readerships. His research interests include subjective well-being and quality of life in older people, age trends in sport and other physical performances, elder abuse, sexuality and intimacy

in later life, and the use of health informatics to promote a better quality of care in long-term care settings. Applied endeavors include the development of senior resource centers in Newfoundland, assistance with the development of a resident assessment instrument for mental health used throughout Ontario, and leadership of a scientific team in Quebec that informed the provincial government about policy and practices.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Marco Cascella*

*and Suzanne Crowe*

*by Sourav Goswami*

Home Based Palliative Care

Palliative Care in Gynaecological Oncology *by Monika Náležinská and Josef Chovanec*

of Patients with Esophageal Cancer

*by Prasit Mahawongkajit*

in the Palliative Patient *by Kristi M. Soileau*

Caregiver Distress in Cancer

*by Anshika Arora*

**Section 3**

**Preface V**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Palliative Care in Selected Clinical Settings **13**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 43**

**Chapter 5 51**

**Chapter 6 65**

A Focus on the Caregiver Role **83**

**Chapter 7 85**

Introducer Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Palliative Care

Why Are We Missing the Teeth? Addressing Oral Care Neglect

Palliative Care of the Infant and Child in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit *by Maeve McAllister, Ann-Marie Crowe, Roisin Ni Charra, Julie Edwards* 

Introductory Chapter: Delirium in Palliative Care
