Developing and supporting palliative care programs abroad must accommodate cultural norms that influence decisions about when to plan for end of life treatment and how to treat pain. In this video from the
NCI Cancer Bulletin
, OIA Director Dr. Joe Harford discusses how views on life, death, and pain affect palliative care in the member nations of the Middle East Cancer Consortium.
Read the full article on culture and palliative care in the
Bulletin.
Dr. Joe Harford, director of the National Cancer Institute's Office of International Affairs, talks about cultural sensitivity and palliative care in the MECC countries. (Video produced and edited by Sarah Curry for the
NCI Cancer Bulletin
.)