This currentWHO definition emphasizes the importance of active symptom management throughout the
continuum of a patient’s illness, even before a patient enters the terminal stage of their illness. Introduction
of palliative care to patients when they are still receiving curative treatment contributes to improving the
quality of care they receive throughout their course of illness and, therefore, their quality of life. Although
inclusion of palliative care in the early stage of illness is still rare and is mostly considered as an option for
terminally ill patients, the scope of palliative care goes beyond the patient group narrowly designated for
hospice care.8 Palliative care encompasses comfort-focused, holistic care to any patient, including patients
receiving curative cancer treatments, patients with HIV/AIDS, and older adults with chronic illness other
This currentWHO definition emphasizes the importance of active symptom management throughout the
continuum of a patient’s illness, even before a patient enters the terminal stage of their illness. Introduction
of palliative care to patients when they are still receiving curative treatment contributes to improving the
quality of care they receive throughout their course of illness and, therefore, their quality of life. Although
inclusion of palliative care in the early stage of illness is still rare and is mostly considered as an option for
terminally ill patients, the scope of palliative care goes beyond the patient group narrowly designated for
hospice care.8 Palliative care encompasses comfort-focused, holistic care to any patient, including patients
receiving curative cancer treatments, patients with HIV/AIDS, and older adults with chronic illness other
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