When a pet is diagnosed with cancer, the bond that is shared between them and their human caregivers grows stronger. Cancer kills one in four of dogs over the age of two and it kills half of our senior pets. It is time to rethink how the profession will help pet owners face those ...
Effective care plans for heart disease and cancer are individualized, based on eachpatient’s goals, values, and preferences. Nurses are in the ideal position to explore and understand those values because they spend so much time with patients and their families....
though your cancer doctor and/or primary care doctor can be involved, too. Doctors, nurses, social workers,counselors, home health aides, clergy,therapists, and trained volunteers care for you and your family. Together, they give complete palliative...
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care forcomplications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated his 99th birthday,received tributes far and wideand stood by the side of hi...
Understanding of Prognosis Among Parents of Children Who Died of Cancer: Impact on Treatment Goals and Integration of Palliative Care Parents' understanding of prognosis or decision making about palliative care for children who die of cancer is largely unknown. However, a more accurate un... J Wol...
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the costs of care for patients with cancer who disenrolled from hospice were nearly five times higher than for patients who remained with hospice. Patients who disenroll from hospice are far more likely to use emergency department care...
After spending 15 days at her mother's bedside in a hospice care ward at Beijing Haidian Hospital, He Zhu urged the medical workers to continue using drips and injections to relieve the pain the senior was enduring fro...
Hospice Care for Cancer Patients November 27, 2024 Facing advanced cancer is a journey that comes with many challenges for patients and their loved ones. Hospice care is often a compassionate choice when the focus shifts from aggressive treatment to prioritizing comfort and quality of life. For ca...
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care forcomplications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this time, he celebrated his 99th birthday,received tributes far and wideand stood by the side of hi...
Hospice Care for Cancer Patients November 27, 2024 Facing advanced cancer is a journey that comes with many challenges for patients and their loved ones. Hospice care is often a compassionate choice when the focus shifts from aggressive treatment to prioritizing comfort and quality of life. For ca...