Analysis of death view of end-stage cancer patients from the perspective of confucianism

This article explores Confucian view of death and body and its connotation and scope of application based on terminal cancer patients and their relatives′ view of death. The specific content is suggested to alleviate the pain of patients. This paper will construct the Confucian view of facing death from four aspects: ″psychological counseling″, ″pain management″, ″out of the shadow of near-death experience″ and ″social support″. Key words: End-stage patients; Cancer; Death view; Confucianism; Near death experience