Pain management: lessons from palliative care.
Reducing suffering and helping patients to control their symptoms are key components of palliative care. This commentary will offer a comprehensive definition of palliative care and will present a case history to illustrate how palliative care can benefit patients with chronic pain.
CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, USA. jlanglois@carepartners.org
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D055815:Young Adult