Patients with longer delays were significantly more likely to
receive palliative treatment than those with shorter delays.
Not exact matches
Nor must
palliative care patients be considered terminally ill: they often continue to
receive disease - modifying
treatments along with
palliative care services.
«Patients with longer delays before diagnosis were more likely to
receive palliative, rather than curative,
treatment because they had advanced disease — and are likely to have poorer outcomes.»
There is no single
treatment for cancer, and patients often
receive a combination of therapies and
palliative care.
Administered medications, provided
treatments and assisted with activities of daily living for clients
receiving Palliative Care.