Скачать или смотреть Palliative care for breast cancer with Kimberly A. Curseen, MD

Palliative care is a helpful, but often misunderstood and underutilized part of breast cancer care. Though palliative care can help improve quality of life for people with any stage of breast cancer, it is often mistaken for hospice, or end-of-life care.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer CEO Jean A. Sachs, MSS, MLSP, spoke with Kimberly A. Curseen, MD, director of supportive and palliative care outpatient services at Emory Healthcare. Dr. Curseen explains the difference between palliative care and hospice and what adding palliative care can do to help with symptoms, side effects, and your experience. She also describes the different ways healthcare centers provide palliative care and how to speak to your team to access that support.

Get more resources at lbbc.org.