Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in terminally ill children with cancer: A position statement by the PHO chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics

• Main Authors: Vikramjit S. Kanwar (Author), Poonam Bagai (Author), Anupama Borker (Author), Veronique Dinand (Author), Roop Gursahani (Author), Krutika Kurhade (Author), Manas Kalra (Author), Smriti Khanna (Author), Manjusha Nair (Author), Amita Mahajan (Author), Gayatri Palat (Author), Raghwesh Ranjan (Author), Santanu Sen (Author), Lakshmi Shobhavat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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In the last four decades, survival in childhood cancer in India has improved significantly, however we increasingly face the question that has challenged providers in high-income countries: when care becomes futile and merely prolongs suffering, how should that be addressed? This position statement...