As awareness grows of the palliative care needs of those diagnosed with advanced life-
threatening illness other than cancer, consideration needs to be given to how to address …

Despite significant advances in understanding the benefits of early integration of palliative
care with disease management, many people living with a chronic life-threatening illness …

Background: Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients with life-limiting
illnesses. It is often linked to the care of people with cancer; however, patients with non …

The early integration of specialist palliative care has been shown to benefit the quality of life
of patients with advanced cancer. In order to explore whether other seriously ill people and …

Over the past five decades, palliative care has evolved from serving patients at the end of life
into a highly specialized discipline focused on delivering supportive care to patients with life …

Background Much of what we understand about the design of healthcare systems to support
care of the dying comes from our experiences with providing palliative care for dying cancer …

Palliative medicine is the medical care provided for people who have a life limiting illness or
condition. It encompasses both the physical symptoms a person may experience but also …

Palliative Care: Benefits, Barriers, and Best Practices | AAFP Advertisement search close brand
logo REBECCA MCATEER, MD, AND CAROLINE WELLBERY, MD, PhD, Georgetown …

Consultants and nurses in palliative medicine who do not have a background in oncology
need to know about the different types of cancer to be able to deal with palliation in these …

Opinion statement Palliative care provides an extra layer of support to patients and families
facing a serious illness. To date, several studies support the use of early, integrated …