RT Book, Section
A1 Smith, Alexander K.
A1 Sudore, Rebecca L.
A1 Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Winker, Margaret A.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 Pantilat, Steven Z.
A2 Markowitz, Amy J.
SR Print(0)
ID 6612317
T1 Palliative Care for Latino Patients and Their Families: "Whenever We Prayed, She Wept"
T2 Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637954
LK jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6612317
RD 2024/04/24
AB Ms  C,  a  young  woman  from  Central  America  who  spoke  only  Spanish,  initially  presented  during  her  34th  week  of  pregnancy  with  marked  leukocytosis  and  was  diagnosed  as  having  leukemia.  After  giving  birth  to  a  healthy,  full-term  daughter,  she  achieved  remission  with  chemotherapy.  However,  6  months  later,  a  bone  marrow  biopsy  revealed  a  relapse.  Ms  C  was  transferred  to  a  university  hospital,  where  she  was  treated  with  a  second  round  of  chemotherapy.  A  month  later,  a  bone  marrow  biopsy  revealed  persistent  disease.  In  discussions  with  Ms  C  and  her  partner,  Mr  M  (the  infant's  father),  the  attending  oncologist  stated  that  there  were  no  further  curative  treatment  options.