Paul: a fearful decision

Grisedale, Louise and Harris, Emma (2025) Paul: a fearful decision. In: Dilemmas and Decision Making in Cancer Care: A Practice Based Approach. Routledge, pp. 129-144. ISBN 9781041097815

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Abstract

A referral for Paul, aged 58, has come into our hospital specialist palliative care team overnight. It indicates that Paul has been admitted to the acute respiratory ward with increased shortness of breath and severe pain. He has recently been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy to treat his cancer. As the disease has progressed, Paul has experienced intense pain that has impacted on his daily activities and quality of life. His medical team has now recommended the use of opiate medication to manage his pain, but Paul is hesitant to take opiates due to fear of addiction and other side effects.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2026 15:30
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2026 01:07
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101860
DOI:	10.4324/9781003651758-11

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