Philippa Cheetham, MD: Dr. Martin, I’m going to bring you in here. Nance’s already told us that she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the lung, and yet despite having a lesion that had spread from ...

Modern medicine can treat and cure countless health conditions, but it can’t always repair the quality-of-life impairments these conditions leave behind. Palliative care is a health care service ...

Hospice and palliative care both aim to minimize discomfort from serious illnesses. However, there are key differences between the two. The key difference between the two types of care is that, in ...

When someone has a condition that is difficult or impossible to cure, treatment often focuses on relieving the symptoms and improving the person’s quality of life. This vital form of care is called ...

Gwen’s story is just one example of how hospice care brings comfort, dignity, and peace of mind to families during life’s ...

Palliative care isn’t always a part of just end-of-life care. It can be used at any point if you have incurable cancer to improve your quality of life. Some cancer treatments are curative, while ...

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 ...

When you have non-small -lung cancer (NSCLC), the disease and treatments for it can take a toll on how you feel. You may have pain, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath.

November is Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Here to tell us more is Brian Greenlee, Director of Hospice & Palliative Care, ...

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a degenerative process that begins with very mild, almost unrecognizable symptoms, and in almost all cases slides into an end-stage brain ...

L-R: Sarada Lewis, RN, CHPN, Amy Lebolt, MSW, Julie Hirsch, RN, CHPN, Lynn Rapp, RN, CHPN. Not pictured are Lindsay High, RN, CHPN, Lori Leopold, MSW and Juliana ...

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