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Palliative Care is assistance provided across various disciplines to improve the quality of life of patients with serious or life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. The goal is to prevent or treat the symptoms and the side effects of the disease as early as possible, in addition to addressing any related psychological, social, and spiritual problems.
Palliative care is also called comfort care, supportive care, and symptom management. Patients may receive palliative care in the hospital, an outpatient clinic, a long-term care facility, or at home under the direction of a physician.
In the present era, there is a dire need to provide palliative care to patients suffering from serious or life-threatening diseases. This is supported by the following key facts regarding palliative care.
Key facts
Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, whether physical, psychosocial, or spiritual.
The palliative care center will be managed by Dr. S.P. Kanjolia, a retired Senior Anesthesiologist who is well qualified for palliative care at PGI Chandigarh and the All Indian Institute of Medical Science.