The Essential Role of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients: Honoring National Palliative Care Month

Palliative care provides better quality of life and relief from symptoms and side effects for people with serious illnesses like cancer. Palliative care is provided during any stage of cancer.

Palliative care improves the quality of life for patients who have cancer. During palliative care, patients receive care that minimizes the symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment. While patients do receive treatment during their time in palliative care, they also get help to feel more comfortable. 

Palliative care helps manage physical symptoms such as pain, nausea, and fatigue while patients continue to receive cancer treatments. It also helps manage patients' emotional and psychological well-being. Palliative care prioritizes counseling and support for both patients and families to help them cope with the mental challenges of cancer.

Palliative care is essential for cancer patients and their families. It aims to improve the quality of life for patients and alleviate symptom burden, help with mental and psychological stress, and help patients cope with both their cancer.

Having doctors specifically trained in palliative care allows patients help from someone who truly understands what they are going through. If you are interested in palliative care, talk to your doctor to see what is right for you.