Palliative care helps people with cancer manage their symptoms, side effects, and emotional challenges at any stage of their illness. It can be provided alongside cancer treatment and can help improve the quality of life of patients and their families by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Below you will find resources to help you learn more about palliative care.
by Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association
This resource provides nutrition guidance before and after treatment. It discusses high calorie/high protein foods, easy to swallow foods, snacking, tips to help maintain nutrition, and feeding tube.
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This resource discusses ways to cope with pancreatic cancer treatment, side effects of cancer treatment (fatigue, neuropathy, appetite and taste changes, mouth sores, hair loss), emotional effects of
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This video discusses how to cope with treatment side effects and provides tips for living with bladder cancer. It also discusses body changes and tips for coping with them, the stigmas behind having b
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This resource offers advice on different aspects of daily life that may be impacted by a brain tumor. It discusses mental and emotional well-being, navigating relationships, sharing your feelings, man
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This gynecologic cancer fact sheet provides information about palliative care and hospice care.
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This video provides information about what palliative care is and how it can help you.
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This resource provides an overview of supportive (palliative) care and explains when patients need it and how to find supportive care services.
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This video discusses palliative care for gynecologic cancers, particularly common misconceptions. It also covers the true role of palliative care, how it supports quality of life and symptom relief, w
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The booklet explains what should know about treating cancer pain and how palliative care and pain specialists can help. It discusses the types and causes of cancer pain, talking about your pain, your
Read Moreby American Lung Association
This fact sheet provides information on how palliative care can help someone facing lung cancer. It explains whether insurance pays for palliative care, how to get palliative care, how to know if pall
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