Monday, January 19, 2026 – Closed
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Monday, January 19, 2026 – Closed
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
This care is a specialized field of medicine focused on helping people with serious, chronic illnesses feel better by relieving symptoms or side effects of disease and its treatment. The ultimate goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family as they deal with serious, sometimes incurable conditions.
Palliative care is often recommended for any chronic or life-threatening illness, such as:
These illnesses have a resounding effect on a person’s health, well-being and family. Palliative care attempts to mitigate or address some of the disease symptoms and side effects of treatment to improve physical and emotional health, and is therefore considered a part of integrative medicine.
It is sometimes referred to as supportive care, symptom management or comfort care. Due to the nature of the varied services involved, it’s often provided by a team specifically trained in areas of support, and in conjunction with ongoing disease treatment.
Many people confuse palliative care with hospice care, which is understandable. Palliative care was originally developed to help people with terminal disease, but has evolved into a medical specialty focusing on a broad range of life-threatening or serious conditions.
Following are the key elements in making the distinction between the two.
Palliative care
Hospice care
cCARE’s team addresses physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their family members throughout their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Since it is based on the needs of the patient and not the patient’s prognosis, services vary. This care involves a lot of listening to patients talk about their life and emotions, then giving them suggestions on what might help them cope with the long- and short-term concerns of living with a serious illness. Following are specific services we offer.
The team will also coordinate with any doctors, nurses or other professionals so everyone involved understands the goals and plans. Patients and their family members might consider these resource books suggested by our palliative care specialist Dr. Sabiha Pasha:
Any patient dealing with a serious, life-threatening illness can likely benefit from palliative care. Here are some signs that a cancer patient should consider palliative care:
Patients often recover and move out of this type of care. Or some patients, such as those with recurrent cancers, may move in and out of care as the need arises.
cCARE offers in-office services directly to our patients as part of their cancer treatment. No matter where they are in their journey, we provide extensive support and care beyond treatment.
This care is a specialized field of medicine focused on helping people with serious, chronic illnesses feel better by relieving symptoms or side effects of disease and its treatment. The ultimate goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family as they deal with serious, sometimes incurable conditions.
Palliative care is often recommended for any chronic or life-threatening illness, such as:
These illnesses have a resounding effect on a person’s health, well-being and family. Palliative care attempts to mitigate or address some of the disease symptoms and side effects of treatment to improve physical and emotional health, and is therefore considered a part of integrative medicine.
It is sometimes referred to as supportive care, symptom management or comfort care. Due to the nature of the varied services involved, it’s often provided by a team specifically trained in areas of support, and in conjunction with ongoing disease treatment.
Many people confuse palliative care with hospice care, which is understandable. Palliative care was originally developed to help people with terminal disease, but has evolved into a medical specialty focusing on a broad range of life-threatening or serious conditions.
Following are the key elements in making the distinction between the two.
Palliative care
Hospice care
cCARE’s team addresses physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their family members throughout their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Since it is based on the needs of the patient and not the patient’s prognosis, services vary. This care involves a lot of listening to patients talk about their life and emotions, then giving them suggestions on what might help them cope with the long- and short-term concerns of living with a serious illness. Following are specific services we offer.
The team will also coordinate with any doctors, nurses or other professionals so everyone involved understands the goals and plans. Patients and their family members might consider these resource books suggested by our palliative care specialist Dr. Sabiha Pasha:
Any patient dealing with a serious, life-threatening illness can likely benefit from palliative care. Here are some signs that a cancer patient should consider palliative care:
Patients often recover and move out of this type of care. Or some patients, such as those with recurrent cancers, may move in and out of care as the need arises.
cCARE offers in-office services directly to our patients as part of their cancer treatment. No matter where they are in their journey, we provide extensive support and care beyond treatment.