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Palliative care:
• is the active total care of patients and their families, usually when theirdisease is no longer responsive to potentially curative treatment, although it may be applicable earlier in the illness
• provides relief from pain and other symptoms
• aims to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients and families
• responds to physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs
• extends as necessary to support in bereavement
• Learning about the patient's spiritual needs and taking them into account in the therapeutic process.

Palliative care:
• is the active total care of patients and their families, usually when theirdisease is no longer responsive to potentially curative treatment, although it may be applicable earlier in the illness
• provides relief from pain and other symptoms
• aims to achieve the best possible quality of life for patients and families
• responds to physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs
• extends as necessary to support in bereavement
• Learning about the patient's spiritual needs and taking them into account in the therapeutic process.

- Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine)
- M. Krajnik: Whole-person care – hope for modern medicine? Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, 2017, 127(10):712-714 http://pamw.pl/en/node/4100/pdf
- https://www.mp.pl/konferencja-opiekaduchowa/2022/

- Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine)
- M. Krajnik: Whole-person care – hope for modern medicine? Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, 2017, 127(10):712-714 http://pamw.pl/en/node/4100/pdf
- https://www.mp.pl/konferencja-opiekaduchowa/2022/