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Palliative care experts treat quality of life issues for patients and their families; hospice services provide comfort for people towards the end of their lives
Palliative Care and Hospice Services
The following resources can help you locate an expert near you.
Finding palliative care and hospice services
- The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) maintains a directory of palliative care programs by location
- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization maintains a database of hospice providers by location
Related experts
Some symptoms may be managed by other experts. People experiencing side effects from cancer or treatment may benefit from a consultation with the following experts.
Acupuncture experts
- The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine has a searchable directory of licensed acupuncturists.
Mental health experts
- Association of Oncology Social Workers: Database for finding a social worker by location
- National Alliance on Mental Illness: Tips for finding a mental health professional
- The Anxiety and Depression Association of America: Database of licensed professionals who provide
telehealth services - Mental Health America: Tool for finding a mental health care professional based on people's current needs
Nutritionists
- Eatright.org, the website for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, has an online tool to find a nutritionist in your area. Search by specialty, including "cancer," "weight management" and "heart health."
Physical therapists
- The American Physical Therapy Association's ChoosePT.com website allows you to search for a physical therapist in your area.
Sexual health experts
- The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) has a search tool to find experts in your area who sexual health care services.
- The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) maintains a tool to help people find a sexual health expert near them.
Sleep experts
- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine maintains the public-facing website SleepEducation.org that includes a section on finding a sleep center by location.
Other ways to find experts
- Register for the FORCE Message Boards and post on the Find a Specialist board to connect with other people who share your situation.
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers have specialists to manage the symptoms and side effects from cancer prevention or treatment.
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Palliative care focuses on symptom management for people at any stage of disease or treatment. Hospice is a type of palliative care for people nearing the end of their life.
For more information, visit our section on palliative care.
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