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What exactly is palliative care ?
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Palliative care: Palliative care is medical treatments to keep the patient comfortable during end of life period.
Answered 10/23/2016
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Comfort care: Palliative care is provided for somebody who has a life-threatening disease that may cause death but it is not clear when. It strives to increase quality of life of the patients and their families.
Answered 2/15/2013
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