Palliative care: Tata Memorial Hospital starts ‘New Homecare’ for last stage cancer patients
Every year, almost ten thousand patients enrol themselves for the palliative care treatment in Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH). Of which, around 30% are senior citizens. TMH has started an initiative called -- Homecare, to provide medical facilities to those cancer patients, who are suffering from cancer and are in the last stage
The concept of palliative care is still unknown to many. Owing to which, patients who are suffering from chronic illness, and are in the last stage of the disease do not visit the hospital. To spread awareness about the palliative care treatment, Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) has started an initiative called – New Homecare. […]
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