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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

AJN Off the Charts

The authors concluded that this highlights “the need for cancer care programs to implement evidence-based interventions to better manage cancer treatment complications, such as uncontrolled pain, in outpatient and ambulatory settings.” This sounds a lot like palliative care to me. Nearly 10% of the 1.5 Sound familiar?

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What Services Does Hospice Provide?

Seasons Hospice

Nursing services : RNs visit patients in residential homes, nursing homes and hospitals. All care is tailored toward the patient’s exact needs to help them to feel comfortable and pain-free. Physician services : Physicians help oversee the care of hospice patients. . Healthcare services.