304. Palliative Care Is Not Giving Up: Patients Living With MBC Share What It Really Means
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This episode discusses the misconceptions surrounding palliative care in cancer treatment, featuring patients living with metastatic breast cancer sharing their experiences.
Love the podcast? Send us a text! Palliative care is one of the most misunderstood parts of cancer care. Many people hear the term and think it means hospice, end-of-life care, or giving up. But palliative care, also called supportive care, can be offered alongside active cancer treatment and is focused on improving quality of life. In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, we hear from Kacie Flaherty, Joyce Garber, Paula Bouckhuyt, Hillary Stackpole, and Aimee Hoes, who are living with...
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