End of Life Care

In Palliative Care, Comfort Is the Top Priority

Last year, when an oncologist advised that Betty Chin might benefit frompalliative care, her son Kevin balked. Mrs. Chin, a retired nurse’s aide who lives in Manhattan’s Chinatown, was undergoing treatment for a recurrence of colorectal cancer. Her family understood that radiation and chemotherapy wouldn’t cure her, but they hoped doctors could keep the cancer

End-Of-Life Care For Cancer Patients Can Help Bring More Value To Life

Today, on World Cancer Day, the goal is to raise awareness of the disease in order to hopefully prevent as many cases as possible in the future. But the reality is, cancer continues to pervade people's lives, with statistics puttingcancer deaths at 8.2 million people per year around the world — four million of which