Service

Palliative Care

Care focused on relieving symptoms and stress of a serious illness, which can be given alongside treatment at any stage.

Also called: supportive care, symptom management, comfort care

Who Can Help with Palliative Care?

Palliative Care Doctors
A physician who relieves pain and other symptoms of serious illness and supports patients and families with care decisions, including hospice care.
Oncologists
A physician who diagnoses and treats cancer with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other medicines.
Hospices
A program that provides comfort care and support for people near the end of life and their families, at home or in a facility.
Cancer Centers
A clinic that provides cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Nursing Homes
A facility that provides round-the-clock nursing care and short-term rehabilitation or long-term living for people who cannot live on their own.
Home Health Agencies
An agency that sends nurses, therapists and aides to care for patients in their homes.
Critical Care Doctors
A physician who treats critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about palliative care and what is right for you.