Palliative care is available to anyone who is in any stage of a chronic or advanced illness. It is for people who are being treated for cancer or other serious diseases. Palliative care treats pain and other physical symptoms, as well as emotional and spiritual concerns. It helps patients and their families understand their illness and treatment choices, as well as address financial and community resource options. Patients may choose to receive palliative care services at home, in the clinic or hospital, or in other types of care settings. Patients and families have telephone access to a palliative care nurse 24 hours a day.
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Palliative care is available to anyone who is in any stage of a chronic or advanced illness. It is for people who are being treated for cancer or other serious diseases. Palliative care treats pain and other physical symptoms, as well as emotional and spiritual concerns. It helps patients and their families understand their illness and treatment choices, as well as address financial and community resource options. Patients may choose to receive palliative care services at home, in the clinic or hospital, or in other types of care settings. Patients and families have telephone access to a palliative care nurse 24 hours a day.
