Palliative Care focuses on improving quality of life for patients with life-threatening illness and their families. In practice, a palliative approach tends to be gradually adopted over time as the disease progresses. The challenge is how to facilitate a sympathetic transition from curative to palliative care.
| File name: | nbocc-palliative-lit-review.pdf |
| File size: | 289.85 KB |
| Cancer Type: | All Cancer Types |
| Publication Audience: | Resources for health professionals |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Status: | Greater than 5 years This resource was developed, reviewed or revised more than 5 years ago and may no longer reflect current evidence or best practice. |