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Dan’s Palliative Care Story

March 29, 2023

Dan is a former palliative care nurse practitioner, avid hunter, and cyclist who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at age 47. Dan received palliative care early in his diagnosis. … Read More

Palliative Care Helps You Live with Colorectal Cancer

March 15, 2023

 

By Andrew Esch, MD

If you have colorectal cancer, you know that your pain, symptoms, and the side effects of treatments can take a toll on your quality of life.  Therefore, they can stop you from doing the things that are important to you. They can also lead to unwanted hospital stays. But palliative care can help.  … Read More

Penobscot Bay Pilot

PBMC expands palliative care program with Harvard Pilgrim grant

March 13, 2023  /  By via Pen Bay Medical Center

What Is Palliative Chemotherapy?

March 9, 2023

Cancer specialists (oncologists) recommend chemotherapy in one of two situations. For some cancers, chemotherapy can completely get rid of the cancer with a good chance that it will never come back. Examples include certain types of lymphoma, leukemia and testicular cancer, among others. For most cancers that have metastasized (spread beyond the original cancer site), chemotherapy cannot cure the cancer. However, chemotherapy may be helpful in shrinking the cancer, improving or completely eliminating distressing symptoms caused by the cancer for a period of time and helping you live longer and with a better quality of life. The use of chemotherapy in these situations is called palliative chemotherapy. … Read More

How Palliative Care Helps With CHF

February 12, 2023

By Andrew Esch, MD

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a serious illness that can take a toll on quality of life for patients and their families. If you are living with CHF, you already know that it is a serious illness in which the heart is unable to pump blood properly. Palliative care can help.  … Read More

OncLive

Demystifying the Role of Palliative Care in the Oncology Clinic

February 2, 2023  /  By Laura Shoemaker, DO

The Importance of Managing Pain When You Have a Serious Illness: What You Need To Think About

January 17, 2023

When you’re living with a serious illness, you may be experiencing physical pain. Treating that pain is crucial to your well-being and quality of life. Why? Managing pain not only makes you feel better, but it helps you to stay on the treatment plan for your illness. Pain makes recovering harder. … Read More

Three Ways Palliative Care Teams Help the Caregiver Too

December 11, 2022

The holiday season can be a difficult season for family caregivers. When your loved one is living with a serious illness, you won’t let them tackle the obstacles alone. Their struggles are your struggles. Their pain is your pain. You’re there to help them in any way you can.

But who helps you?  … Read More

The Pharmacy Times

Physician Explains How Pharmacists Play ‘Huge Role in Educating Prescribers on Risks of Polypharmacy’

December 5, 2022  /  By Alana Hippensteele
The Tennessean

Palliative care changed my life. Here’s what it is and how it can help you too. | Opinion

December 5, 2022  /  By Misty Hartley
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