Research Notes on Palliative Care
Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than halting or delaying progression of the disease itself or providing a cure. The goal is to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. This care is appropriate for any stage of care and is not limited to end-of-life care.
Fast Facts:
- Can be provided along with treatment meant to cure.
- Uses a team approach to address the needs of patients and their families
- Serves 1.2 million patients and their families each year.
5 Great Resources on Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Matters: Palliative Care
- Medscape: Palliative Care Resource Center
- Get Palliative Care: What is Palliative Care
- Caring Connections: Palliative Care
- World Health Organization: Palliative Care
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5 Latest Headlines on Palliative Care
What is Palliative Care?
- World Health Organization: Definition of Palliative Care
- University of Texas MD Anderson Medical Center (via U.S. News): What is Palliative Care
- About.com: Palliative Care
What Are The Uses for Palliative Care?
- University of Texas MD Anderson Medical Center (via U.S. News): How Palliative Care Benefits Patients and their Families
- Wikipedia: Goals of Palliative Care
- Maine Medical Center: Palliative Care Benefits
What are the Alternatives to Palliative Care?
- Organized Wisdom: Hospice Care | End-of-Life Care
- University of Texas MD Anderson Medical Center (via U.S. News): Palliative Care Versus Hospice Care
- Medline Plus: Hospitce Care
- Mayo Clinic: Hospice Care
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Palliative Care
- Pallimed: Palliative Care Blog
- AARP: The Comfort Connection
- cancer Compass: Discussion on Palliative Care
Clinical Trials for Palliative Care
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Palliative Care
- Center Watch: Clinical Trials on Palliative Care
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Palliative Care
- PubMed Central: Medical Journal Articles on Palliative Care
- JAMA: Medical Journal Articles on Palliative Care
- Google Scholar: Medical Articles on Palliative Care
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- Contributor: Jacky Graves
- Reviewer: Tara
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- Last update: Oct. 2, 2008
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