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  • How and Where Is Hospice Care Provided and How Is It Paid For?

    Hospice care can be provided by independent hospices, or through programs based in hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care systems. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/end-of-life-care/hospice-care/who-provides-hospice-care.html

  • Finding a Hospice Program

    Since most communities have more than one hospice provider, you and your family get to decide which agency you’ll use for hospice services. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/end-of-life-care/hospice-care/how-to-find.html

  • What Is Hospice Care?

    Hospice care focuses on quality rather than length of life. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/end-of-life-care/hospice-care/what-is-hospice-care.html

  • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Hospice Care

    Hospice care focuses on quality rather than length of life. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/end-of-life-care/hospice-care/questions.html

  • Hospice Care

    Hospice care provides humane and compassionate care for people in the last phases of an incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/finding-and-paying-for-treatment/choosing-your-treatment-team/hospice-care.html

  • What Is Palliative Care?

    Hospice care focuses on quality rather than length of life. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/palliative-care/what-is-palliative-care.html

  • Hospice Care

    Hospice care provides humane and compassionate care for people in the last phases of an incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/end-of-life-care/hospice-care.html

  • How and Where Is Palliative Care Provided and How Is It Paid For?

    Hospice care can be provided by independent hospices, or through programs based in hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care systems. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/palliative-care/who-provides-palliative-care.html

  • Who Should Get Palliative Care and Why?

    Hospice care can be provided by independent hospices, or through programs based in hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care systems. Learn more here.
    https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/palliative-care/who-should-get-palliative-care.html

  • Finding a Palliative Care Program

    Since most communities have more than one hospice provider, you and your family get to decide which agency you’ll use for hospice services. Learn more here.
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