What is Palliative Care in Cancer
                     What is Palliative Care in Cancer?
The moment one learns about cancer, the world changes for the 
person. It takes time to accept that one has cancer before one can 
actually muster the courage to fight it and undergo all the treatment 
procedures. The same happens for a senior too. Coming to terms 
with cancer is a great challenge. After the initial phase of shock and 
denial, palliative care experts encourage seniors to find their inner 
strength and fight against all odds.
Palliative care experts provide a senior with an extra layer of support. 
With the help of a variety of care measures, palliative care experts 
bring hope to the lives of patients. Improving the quality of life is the 
chief objective. Cancer does not always take a person’s life. Palliative 
care also helps cancer survivors return to a normal flow of life.
Palliative care for cancer can be divided into three phases. First is 
care during diagnosis. Depending on the type of cancer one has, 
symptoms emerge. Hence, during diagnosis, a senior often has to 
undergo several rounds of medical tests. It gets tedious for a senior 
to show up for a test, wait for result, and get disappointed or scared 
by the outcome. Care experts help relieve the symptoms and also 
counsel the seniors, so that they can gather the mental strength to 
combat cancer.
The second stage is prognosis. The treatment for cancer takes a toll 
on the physical and mental energy of a senior. It can also affect a 
senior socially and financially. There can be serious side effects as 
well. Furthermore, the duration of treatment may be extended. That 
is to say, the treatment may last longer than estimated by the doctor 
and patient.
During this phase, palliative care experts responsively help in reducing 
the symptoms and side effects, provide emotional support, and even 
provide hospice care. Seniors in their final stages of life usually want 
to die peacefully, with respect and dignity, surrounded by family and 
friends. The best home care services in Gurgaon make every effort to 
fulfil the final needs and wishes of terminally ill seniors.
From arranging family visits to serving one’s favourite dishes, 
arranging trips, arranging rides to the hospital, spiritual support, and 
a whole range of concierge services, assisted senior living houses 
that specialize in palliative care for cancer patients offer the right 
amount of care designed around the needs of the senior.
The third part involves recovery from surgery. Cancer treatment 
often includes more than one surgery. Apart from anxiety and stress, 
prescription drugs, supplements, and pain are part of the recovery 
process. The post-treatment phase is usually a combination of 
treatments. For example chemotherapy is combined with bone 
marrow transplant or radiation therapy to remove the cancer.
It may or may not bring the desired results. Thus a senior who has 
undergone cancer surgery dwindles between hope and despair. 
Immediate post operative care for cancer includes 24×7 monitoring, 
administrative medicine from time to time, checking ventilation and 
air circulation level, checking the vitals and oxygenation, and level of 
consciousness- and reporting the same to doctor.
The team of palliative care specialists consists of oncologists, 
certified nurses with special training in cancer management, 
personal caregivers who have extensive knowledge of handling 
cancer patients, registered dieticians, physical therapists, 
psychologists, and social workers. The entire team makes it a point to 
look after the emotional health of the senior, check for new 
symptoms, and ensure that the senior is in the best possible health. 
Medical documents are kept handy at all times. This is a 
precautionary step in case the senior needs to get admitted to the 
hospital if health deteriorates suddenly. Usually, after a cancer 
surgery, the respiratory, circulatory, neurologic, and sensory functions 
are monitored continuously on an hourly or daily basis.
Experts in palliative care never let the senior feel that his or her life 
is out of control. They are specially trained to recognise the 
symptoms even before they manifest themselves. Thus, if a senior 
with cancer is staying at a premium assisted living facility that has a 
dedicated palliative care service team, they can look forward to 
optimum comfort and care as well as remedies. 
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