Define curative and palliative care. Which type of care does the patient in this case study indicate that he would prefer? When someone sick has to make the decision of trying to cure the problems or just reducing the pain that’s is when they have to decided either curative or palliative care. Curative care is when they search for a cure or at least to reduce the medical problem from getting worst. Palliative care is when they just reduce the pain and suffering. Palliative is more common in older people where they just accept there time here is about over. However with this case, this patient said, “I do not believe in modern cancer treatments and will not be going to the oncologist’s office”. He also gave the doctor of his living will that said, “If this is it, this is the way I want it. Please put this in my file…” After reading those statements, I believe he just wants medication to stop the pain but nothing to cure the cancer; which would be palliative
Define curative and palliative care. Which type of care does the patient in this case study indicate that he would prefer? When someone sick has to make the decision of trying to cure the problems or just reducing the pain that’s is when they have to decided either curative or palliative care. Curative care is when they search for a cure or at least to reduce the medical problem from getting worst. Palliative care is when they just reduce the pain and suffering. Palliative is more common in older people where they just accept there time here is about over. However with this case, this patient said, “I do not believe in modern cancer treatments and will not be going to the oncologist’s office”. He also gave the doctor of his living will that said, “If this is it, this is the way I want it. Please put this in my file…” After reading those statements, I believe he just wants medication to stop the pain but nothing to cure the cancer; which would be palliative