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Palliative Care and Pulmonary Fibrosis
A forum member recently requested a topic on palliative care for PF. Many people think of palliative care in the same breath as hospice care. They are similar in several aspects but the underlining difference is; in palliative care the patient will receive treatment for the symptoms and disease, and hospice patients will not receive treatment for their disease and are considered terminally ill.
Ozge Ozkaya wrote a column for Pulmonary Fibrosis News titled, “Palliative Care in Pulmonary Fibrosis.” Ms. Ozkaya in her column states what symptoms for PF can be relieved by using the standards of palliative care.
I have also included a publication by the National Institute of Health. The publication offers examples of several patients and how they came to choose between palliative and hospice care.
Has palliative care been offered to you as treatment for your disease? Do any forum members have questions regarding this topic?
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