Why Is It Important? Dealing with the symptoms and stress of any painful or serious illness is
difficult. Special care is available to make you more comfortable. It's called palliative care …

Offering emotional and physical comfort to seriously ill and dying people-the heart of
palliative care-certainly seems like the right thing to do. Advocates think so and there's now …

What is palliative medicine? In 1987, the Royal College of Physicians recognized palliative
medicine as a specialty, defining it as 'the study and management of patients with far …

Originally, in end-stage diseases, the term 'palliation'was used synonymously with end-of-
life support. Today, palliative care is extended to all patients at any stage of chronic disease …

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people with terminal illnesses by
managing pain and distressing symptoms. With the population ageing and the need for …

Palliative care is now part of mainstream health care, but there remains a good deal of
misunderstanding as to what it really is. Many providers hesitate to make referrals to …

In discussing palliative care in the geriatric population, the author addresses 2 issues. First,
it must be ascertained which medical conditions benefit from a palliative approach rather …

PALLIATIVE CARE who are terminally ill and generally have a life expectancy of six months
or less. In addition, most people who seek hospice services do not pursue aggressive …

Palliative care is interdisciplinary care aimed at improving quality of life and relieving
distress for patients and families living with serious illness. Expert symptom control; …