Palliative Care: An Update.

ABSTRACT

Population across the globe is not only aging but also suffering from serious illness. This is critically important in providing patient-centered end of life (EOL) care. The following article intends to describe what are the principles of palliative care (PC), how PC assists in the care of patients with cancer and serious illness across settings, current delivery of EOL care, and the future of PC with novel models of delivery.