… Palliative care is a crucial component of a comprehensive service for … chronic progressive
lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease …

… treatment options exist for curing their disease, … palliative and end-of-life care should be
an integral part of the management of patients with chronically progressive pulmonary disease.…

… illness trajectory. To support this approach, we review the concept of primary palliative care
… living with advanced COPD (an exemplar of chronic lung diseaseand describe the need for …

… the involvement of palliative care in ILD, both earlier in the disease course and in end-stage
disease. We share our perceptions of the most important questions of palliative care in ILD, …

… palliative care services are not widely available because of the high demand for care for
patients with cancer and chronic progressive … , the COPD patients received no palliative care …

… palliative care practices remain similar. The treatment goals for all progressive lung diseases
are to alleviate symptoms, to slow down disease progression and thereby improve QOL. …

… are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis as examples of life-limiting, non-…

… We believe there is opportunity to benefit patients with chronic lung disease by integrating
palliative care earlier in the disease course, with a focus on comprehensive palliative care …

… to comfort treatment. We suggest a scheme for identifying COPD patients for palliative care
and for delivering simultaneous disease-directed care to help patients live life to the fullest. …

… Based on the demonstrated effectiveness of palliative care in the alleviation of symptoms …
to incorporate palliative care early in the respiratory disease trajectory. Quality palliative care …