Palliative care: Difference between revisions

Created page with "<section begin="oncology" />'''Palliative care''' refers to an approach that attempts to improve the quality of life of patients and their close ones and to relieve their suffering. It's most frequently used in life-threatening diseases, most commonly cancer. Palliative care is a symptomatic approach, aiming to relieve symptoms; it does not involve disease-specific treatment. Treatment of pain, distress, anxiety, and nausea/vomiting are the cornerstones. Palliative..."