Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MDFact checked by Heather Mercer Although hospice care and palliative care are both used to ease symptoms and improve the quality of life of people with serious ...

The term palliative care has long been associated with an end-of-life connotation. Patients who are offered palliative care services might panic and assume they have no options left. This could not be ...

You know, one of the big pushes now is to really understand for patients presenting with de novo metastatic disease, is it ...

Palliative care enhances quality of life by managing symptoms and stress for patients with serious illnesses, distinct from hospice care focused on end-of-life comfort. It is appropriate at any ...

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she is fading. This memory care has some nursing available for an extra charge, and they’ve been ...

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With the population getting older and living well into advanced ages, the pressure to improve palliative and hospice care is ...

Serious illnesses like cancer can create a whirlwind of chaos, from physical pain to emotional distress. While chemotherapy and radiation target the disease itself, they can sometimes leave patients ...

Misty Hartley is vice president of palliative care at Compassus. The last few years have forced many of us to confront our own mortality as we witnessed the devastating effects of the COVID-19 ...

Occurrence, severity, and impact of cancer-related fatigue in Taiwanese patients with cancer: A national survey. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 Palliative and Supportive Care in ...

The study population included 52,306 HIV-positive (average age: 56.5 years) and 19,115,520 HIV-negative (average age: 63.7 years) cancer cases. PLWH diagnosed with stage I-III cancer were more likely ...

For too long, many have talked about the need for community-based palliative care programs as both a precursor to hospice care and even as a stand-alone service. Sure, some have given it a go, but for ...