Palliative care is a whole-person approach to care that includes managing symptoms and side effects, psychosocial health, and spiritual concerns, for an overall improved quality of life. Palliative ...

CHICAGO — Comfort can be delivered to patients with advanced cancer virtually just as well as in person, according to a new study presented on Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

The health system's Whole Person Care Collaborative provides the infrastructure to support the needs of cancer patients beyond treatment of their illness.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quality-of-life scores did not differ for patients who had early palliative care via telehealth compared with in ...

A recent retrospective study found that earlier outpatient palliative care referrals for patients with advanced cancer were associated with a small increase in overall emergency department (ED) visits ...

For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey.

Reviewed by Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, Head of Breast Medical Oncology at Valley Health System in Paramus, New Jersey, Clinical Assistant Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York ...

Dr. Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN and Dr. Arun Ghoshal, MD, MBBS discuss the new update to the palliative care for patients with cancer guideline developed by an interdisciplinary Expert Panel. They share ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with pancreatic cancer underutilized palliative care and mental health services, according to a ...

Palliative care (PC) plays a critical role in managing the difficulties associated with genitourinary malignancies. Its primary aim is to improve the overall health of patients, provide support to ...

"People often think that as palliative care doctors we only see people who are very old," Dr. Kerith Whittigan said ...

A Wakefield doctor is fundraising for a unit in Pakistan to help people with terminal illnesses after she saw her father miss out on vital treatment.