Palliative care refers to medical or nursing interventions that alleviate symptoms without
improving or preventing progression of the underlying disease. Smoking cessation …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …

Advanced restrictive lung diseases remain a challenge for both the clinician and patient
alike. Because there are few available treatment options that prolong survival for patients …

Excellent palliative care is available for patients with advanced lung cancer. Whether the
same services are available for those with nonmalignant respiratory disease is less clear. A …

One of the major successes of modern medicine has been the integration of the ethos,
knowledge and skills of palliative care into the standard care of patients with progressive …

Respiratory disease is the second most common cause of death worldwide. Patients with
advanced non-malignant disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, have …

Background In the United States, lung cancer is a major health problem that is associated
with significant patient distress and often limited survival, with some exceptions. The …

Based on the demonstrated effectiveness of palliative care in the alleviation of symptoms
and enhancement of life quality, it is important to incorporate palliative care early in the …

The tendency toward “either/or” thinking (either cure or comfort) in traditional biomedical
care paradigms does little to optimize care in advancing chronic illness. Calls for improved …

Chronic respiratory disease is an increasingly prevalent cause of life-limiting illness. Care
for patients with terminal respiratory diseases has historically focused on disease-modifying …