Palliative care is specialized medical care that aims to enhance quality of life for patients and families facing serious illness. At Sunway Medical Centre, our Palliative Care team collaborates with your primary doctors and specialists to help manage symptoms, offer emotional support, and guide care decisions — at any stage of illness.
Palliative care is not about giving up. It is about living well, with comfort, dignity, and support.
Palliative care can be introduced early and provided alongside active treatments like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, or other medical therapies.
Early involvement of palliative care has been shown to enhance symptom management, patient satisfaction, and overall quality of life.
You might find palliative care helpful if you or your loved one:
Experience pain or symptoms that are hard to manage
Experience breathlessness, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, or poor sleep
Needs help managing emotional and psychological health due to illness
Requires assistance with treatment decisions or future planning
Requires support for family members or caregivers
Sunway Supportive & Palliative Care Service is internationally recognised for its excellence in care, its adherence to the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Designated Centres programme, and its sustained commitment to the programme’s principles and objectives since 2018.
Our multidisciplinary Palliative Care team offers comprehensive, patient-centered care, including:
Our goal is to ensure that our patients and their family caregivers feel supported, informed, and comfortable - physically, emotionally, and spiritually
Through education and research, we aim to continually enhance the care we deliver.
Our Palliative Care team actively participates in:
Workshops and training programs for healthcare professionals
Public education and awareness initiatives
Research and quality improvement initiatives to enhance palliative care practice
Collaborations and publications advancing the field of palliative medicine
Palliative care focuses on hope, comfort, and support, helping patients live meaningfully and comfortably at any stage of illness.
If you want to learn more or discuss whether palliative care could benefit you or a loved one, please talk to your healthcare provider or reach out to our Palliative Care team.
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