ABSTRACT
Palliative care is the active total care of patients and their families by a multi-professional team when the patient’s disease is no longer responsive to curative treatment.1
Many patients with cancer can benefit from the comprehensive palliative care approach, which aims to relieve symptoms and promote physical and psychosocial wellbeing.2 even if cure is the goal of their anti-tumour treatment. Cancer patients at all stages of the illness should have access to palliative care, and referral to specialist palliative care services if appropriate. All clinicians working with cancer patients need the basic skills to deal with the issues described in this chapter.
