Palliative Care

Palliative Care offers various approaches that aim to add quality to the lives of patients battling cancer, by catering to their physical, as well as psychological needs. At Shalby International Hospitals, we have a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and associated social workers for delivering palliative care to patients based on their specific needs and prognosis. The team coordinates with your doctors and family, to provide you with the perfect care and support your need, thereby easing your journey.

What is Palliative Care?
Palliative Care is a highly specialized and crucial part of any Cancer Care Program, which involves integrated health services that aim at meeting the specific needs and requirements of the patients. Palliative Care is given along with other treatments and while the latter focuses on curing or treating the condition, the former is aligned towards relieving pain and other symptoms. Palliative care may be recommended for patients who are terminally ill and not responding to any treatment, as well as those who are undergoing other treatments alongside. There are no eligibility criteria that have to be met for palliative care and you can opt for it irrespective of your age, type of treatment, prognosis, and other factors.

What are the benefits of Palliative Care?
Palliative Care offers multiple benefits. These include:

• It can help in the early identification, thorough assessment, and effective management of various physical and psychological issues, faced by patients who are fighting cancer
• It caters to all the needs of the patients, providing care and facilities that are not possible at home
• It can be delivered at any point of the treatment and continued as long as the patients and their families want.
• It can be delivered simultaneously with other treatments and therapies
• It is most likely to have a positive impact on the patient prognosis
• It not only focuses on providing psychological support to the patients but also to their family members