Palliative care can benefit patients with advanced cancer by integrating advanced care planning, pain and symptom management and counseling, among other aspects. Although many people associate ...

Early palliative care discussions, ideally within eight weeks of diagnosis, are crucial for advanced cancer patients. Integrating palliative care with curative treatment improves quality of life and ...

SAN DIEGO — Evidence has shown that palliative care relieves symptoms and improves quality of life (QOL) in patients with serious or life-threatening illnesses. But now a new study demonstrates that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The specialist intervention failed to produce significant improvements in quality-of-life scores or OS. Early ...

One of the most important advances in palliative care in oncology over the past 15 years has been the recognition that palliative care specialists can improve cancer patients' outcomes well before ...

Did you know palliative care is an option at home? More than six million people in the U.S. could benefit from palliative care, and, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, thousands ...

Patients receiving palliative care report improved quality of life and symptom burden and higher satisfaction with their healthcare, a data meta-analysis shows. For caregivers, the evidence of ...

November is Palliative Care Month, an ideal time to understand the value of palliative care for those with serious illnesses and the people who support them. Dr. William Logan, National Medical ...

Personalized Medicine, Genomic Profiling and Germline Mutations: Toward More Precise Decisions Although the bulk of current pediatric palliative care (PPC) services are concentrated in inpatient ...

Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their ...

Palliative care doctors and nurses provide treatments that relieve the symptoms of a health condition and improve a person’s quality of life. They may provide care in the individual’s home, a hospital ...