
17/07/2025
Palliative care is a specialized approach to medical care for individuals with serious illnesses, such as cancer. Its primary goal is to improve quality of life for both patients and their caregivers by managing symptoms, side effects, and the emotional challenges that often accompany serious health conditions. This type of care is appropriate for people of any age and at any stage of a serious illness. It can be provided alongside curative treatment and is most effective when started early, as soon as symptoms arise or begin to interfere with daily life. Palliative care works in coordination with the patient’s existing health care team, providing an added layer of support to help individuals live as well and as comfortably as possible for as long as possible. Studies have shown that people with chronic illnesses, like cancer, who get palliative care have less severe symptoms and better quality of life. It may also extend survival.
Please contact our ACRSS program for more information and support relating to cancer. https://ahscpdx.org/asian-cancer-support/
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