Combining expert Palliative Medicine and Oncology for Patients with Cancer
CancerLink is a cancer care program offered by LivHealth. It is designed to meet the disease management needs of patients with cancer. The care is individualized and based on each patient’s specific diagnosis.
Palliative Medicine helps people with cancer to live as fully and as comfortably as possible.
Using a team approach, care can be offered at two different locations.
- LivHealth outpatient clinic : 63C Petra Street, Woodbrook
- Within a patients’ home with 24/7 availability.
The role of palliative medicine is to:
- identify and help you manage your physical, practical, emotional, spiritual and social needs
- help you achieve the best quality of life that you can for as long as possible
- help you feel in control of your situation and make decisions about your treatment and ongoing care
- provide support to families and carers.
This type of care can improve quality of life from the time of diagnosis, and can be given alongside other cancer treatments. It serves as an extra layer of support to patients and their families and helps to enrich the lives of those living with cancer.
LivHealth’s Cancer-Link Program Goals:
- Aggressive symptom management for the wide range of cancer-related issues
- Increased patient and family understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
- Improved quality of life
- Continuous care for crisis management, as needed
- Trained staff specializing in the care of patients with cancer
- Interdisciplinary team support treating physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Collaboration between patients Palliative Medicine and Oncology Providers.