22 CANCER CENTER CAMPAIGN REPORT second LEVEL PALLIATIVE CARE Generously Supported by Lawrence Brennan, MD and Karen Enzweiler Often called comfort care, palliative care can involve a multidisciplinary team that works with the patient and family to provide medical, social, practical and emotional support to a patient facing a serious or life-threatening diagnosis. It involves treatment to make a patient more comfortable, conversations with family members and practical matters such as living wills. Palliative care can be provided alongside curative treatment for cancer patients. “It can start with a patient and family as soon as someone walks in the door. It can help them live longer and better, and takes some of the stress off the family as well,” said Lawrence Brennan, MD and Karen Enzweiler. Medical Oncology & Hematology Generously Supported by The Robert M. Butler Family Patients meet with their medical oncologist to manage their cancer journey, from learning their diagnosis to discussing treatment options, monitoring progress and surveillance. Thoracic Surgery Generously Supported by Drees Homes Foundation Here, patients have access to surgical experts who are dedicated to the prevention, screening, early detection, treatment and research of lung cancer.
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