What Is Palliative Care?
Palliative care is a specialty of medicine and nursing that focuses on controlling symptoms, relieving suffering, and providing support for patients with serious illnesses, including cancer. Patients can take palliative care at any stage of cancer. Patients can receive palliative care while undergoing cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. Patients who receive palliative care frequently report an improvement in quality of life. Patients who receive palliative care early in their disease course may live longer than those who do not receive palliative care or receive it late in the disease course.
A Palliative care team usually consists of physicians,
nurses, and social workers, but may also include physician assistants,
nutritionists, and physical and occupational therapists. They work in
hospitals, outpatient clinics, and, on a few occasions’ nursing homes or
patient homes.
Andromeda Hospital provides comprehensive palliative care
and compassionate support to patients with serious illnesses. Our dedicated
team focuses on pain relief, symptom management, and emotional support to
improve the quality of life and comfort for patients and their families.
