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Definitions of Pallaitive Care

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http://www.hospiceworld.org/definitions.htm  

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Hospice Education Institute

Description

Palliative care provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms, and is used early in the course of illness with other therapies that are intended to prolong life, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Palliative care intends neither to hasten nor postpone death.

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