Your health care team may not use the term palliative care to describe these services. They might use terms like whole-person care, comfort-oriented care or supportive care.

Palliative care focuses on preventing, treating, reducing or removing discomfort. It seeks to bring a patient personal satisfaction and improve quality of life. The National Consensus Project (NCP) for Quality Palliative Care has created a set of professional guidelines that define palliative care and provide guidance to health care professionals.

Palliative care includes services provided by a variety of health  This is known as continuity of care. Palliative care can be provided

Inpatient hospitals.

Outpatient clinics.

Physician offices.

Skilled nursing or assisted living facilities.

Health care provided at home.

 

Palliative Care at Different Stages of Cancer

Palliative care may be given during treatment and at any time after. Needs change over time, and no two will have exactly the same experience. Palliative care is appropriate whenever you need it – now or in the future. You have the right to ask for the help you need throughout any time during your cancer journey.

Just diagnosed and during treatment:

Relief from aggressive treatment of adverse effects related to cancer treatment.

Relief of pain, nausea and other physical symptoms.

Help with practical concerns including help with transportation, finding caregivers or insurance matters.

Assistance with legal matters relating to advance directives (written documents that detail your wishes for health care in the event you are unable to express them).

Planning for rehabilitation services such as physical or occupational therapy.

Emotional support.

After cancer treatment:

Ongoing support for survivors and their families to enhance quality of life after cancer treatment.

A range of services that addresses the survivor’s individual physical, emotional and practical needs.

Don't use tobacco It could affect to your lungs and make u get cancer

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Base your diet on fruits, vegetables and other foods from plant source.Avoid obesity.If you choose to drink alcohol, do so only in moderation. The risk of various types of cancer: including cancer of the breast, colon, lung, kidney and liver

Limit processed meats. A report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, concluded that eating large amounts of processed meat can slightly increase the risk of certain types of cancer.

Do a lot of sport, it will help your body and give you a healthy life and a healthy body

Avoid midday sun. Stay out of the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when the sun's rays are strongest.Stay in the shade. Cover exposed areas.Don't skimp on sunscreen.Avoid tanning beds and sunlamps.

Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B can increase the risk of developing liver cancer. The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for certain high-risk adults.Human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical and other genital cancers as well as squamous cell cancers of the head and neck. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls and boys ages 11 and 12. It is also available to both men and women age 26 or younger who didn't have the vaccine as adolescents.

Visit the nurse to make sure you are progressing