Palliative care for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) helps you deal with the physical, emotional, and spiritual issues related to your cancer and its treatments. This type of care doesn't slow or ...

When Nancy Stordahl’s mother was hospitalized in 2008 for her rapidly progressing metastatic breast cancer, a palliative care team stopped by the room one day to talk about her mother’s needs. But ...

For many people with cancer and other serious diseases, palliative care is an important element of their journey. Palliative care can be valuable at any stage of an illness. When people with cancer ...

A home-based palliative care (HBPC) program for individuals with advanced illnesses was associated with a $12,000 reduction in the mean total cost of care per person, fewer hospital admissions and ...

Home-based care executives are increasingly turning to alternative reimbursement models developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Older adults who receive care at home tend not to get palliative care before they die, according to a new report published today in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Researchers evaluated ...

Harrisburg-based Homeland Center’s community outreach program, Homeland at Home, announced this week that it will now offer palliative care services. Homeland will provide in-home palliative care to ...

LUMBERTON — Beginning in early March, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare will launch a new palliative care clinic in partnership with UNC Health Southeastern. This first-of-its-kind clinic in Robeson County ...

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care is focused on providing patients with relief from symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious ...

On World Cancer Day 2026, here's why palliative care in India is vital for comfort, pain relief, dignity, and better quality of life alongside cancer treatment.

Palliative and hospice care both focus on supporting patients and improving quality of life. Palliative care can start at diagnosis, while hospice care supports patients nearing the end of life.