Background Cancer remains an escalating and challenging public health issue. The
management, especially palliative care (PC), is disintegrated and out of reach of in need …

Objectives: Patients needing palliative care prefer to be cared for in the comfort of their
homes. Although private home health-care services are entering the health-care ecosystem …

Background Patients with cancer commonly experience pain and suffering at the end of life
days. Community-based palliative care can improve the quality of life of terminally-ill cancer …

Context Palliative care (PC) is an important aspect of providing holistic care to patients and
their families who are dealing with a serious or life limiting illness. Medical community and …

BACKGROUND Access to palliative care within healthcare systems of low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) has never been more pronounced than in current times. The …

Purpose: This joint position statement, by the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)
and Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), proposes to address gaps in palliative …

Palliative care is an emerging discipline worldwide which focuses on improving the quality
of life of patients with chronic life threatening condition like cancer. Globally, palliative care is …

Through the current century, Cancer has been one of the most challenging diseases
worldwide (1). According to the latest statistical and epidemiological surveys, Cancer is the …

Aim: In India, the need for rural palliative care is increasing with the rising number of people
diagnosed with late-stage cancers. Rural areas also have a shortage of trained medical …

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through prevention and relief of …