What is palliative care?
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Gentiva Health Services
“Palliative care is a medical specialty that focuses on aggressive pain control and symptom management for people with serious or life-limiting illnesses. The main purpose of palliative care is to improve quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating symptoms within a supportive patient and family-centered care program.”
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