Simulated experience of caring for a dying patient and their family can improve the confidence and preparedness of medical students to provide such care, according to a new study by Brighton and ...

ASCO strongly endorses the integration of palliative care (PC) to improve outcomes and support patients in their cancer trajectories. Developing core PC skills for trainees is essential, with few ...

When planning for palliative radiotherapy, clinicians can forgo an additional CT scan on the same day as treatment and instead use a recent diagnostic CT scan, according to a results from a randomized ...

In the last months of my mother’s life, before she went into hospice, she was seen at home by a nurse practitioner who specialized in palliative care. The focus is on improving patients’ quality of ...

Patients in their final weeks or months of life can turn to hospice care to manage their transition. But until then, patients have another option to help them live with serious illnesses. KERA’s Sam ...

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Only 14% of people who need palliative care actually receive it. You may receive palliative care alongside treatments designed to cure your illness. It is possible to be eligible for palliative care ...

Palliative care and hospice care have a number of things in common. Both are designed to help people living with a serious illness and to improve their quality of life. But it’s important to ...