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Half of Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy Cases Were Inappropriate
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@johnn01, you can ask for a referral to palliative care at any point in the cancer journey - even at the point of diagnosis. Palliative care is also called comfort care. It's goal is not curative, but rather helps manage side effects, especially pain, to help keep you comfortable.
Hospice care is care when the team has determined that the end is in sight, usually within 6 months.
John, do you have advanced prostate cancer? Is chemotherapy being recommended for you at this point?
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@colleenyoung Great info!
I'll just add that in the U.S., even with hospice care 15–30% of patients end up as "live discharges," which means that they leave hospice for various non-terminal reasons (e.g. an improvement in their diagnosis, a decision to switch back from palliative to more-aggressive care, or just a preference to die at home).
As Colleen mentioned, you can speak up and ask for what you want at any stage of the cancer journey.