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Palliative care is a medical treatment designed to enhance the quality of life for people with serious or life-threatening illnesses, such as cancer. It may be administered with or without curative therapy. Along with cancer treatments that aim to stop, slow down or cure cancer, palliative care is a crucial component of medical therapy. Palliative care, according to research, can increase your quality of life and make you feel happier with your medical care. Palliative care may begin as soon as you find that you have cancer and you may continue to get it while undergoing treatment and recovering. For instance, palliative care may be provided to cancer survivors who continue to experience symptoms or side effects after their treatment has finished. FAQs When is palliative care utilized in the treatment of cancer? From the time of diagnosis until the patient’s passing, palliative care can be given to them. A patient may continue receiving cancer therapy while receiving palliative care. What distinguishes hospice from palliative care? Hospice care starts when the sole focus of care shifts from curative treatment to quality of life, unlike palliative care, which can start at any stage during cancer treatment. Is there any evidence that palliative treatment is effective? Recent research suggests that adding palliative care to a patient’s regular cancer treatment soon after receiving an advanced cancer diagnosis will enhance their quality of life and mood and may even extend survival.