Palliative Care

ASCO: Why Cancer Care and Palliative Care Should Be Combined

6 Feb 2012

Patients who get palliative care early on tend to have their pain and symptoms better managed and to have a better understanding of their illness.

Adami: Sisters want palliative care for dying aunt but gravely ill 98-year-old ‘doesn’t meet requirements’

2 Feb 2012

Two sisters can’t believe the trouble they’re having in trying to get palliative care for their very sick 98-year-old aunt.

Roundtable discusses importance and potential benefits of palliative care in the ICU

31 Jan 2012

If you think palliative care and the ICU don't go together, think again. The importance and potential benefits of palliative care to ease suffering and improve quality of life for patients being treated in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) has received increasing recognition but is not without significant challenges, as discussed in a Roundtable discussion in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a ...