Palliative Care: Improving patient quality of life and cancer outcomes

As palliative care providers from across the state, we work with people battling cancer and other chronic diseases every day. We witness firsthand how a serious illness can impact almost every aspect of a person’s daily life. We’re proud to join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and other health organizations in urging Montana lawmakers to pass House Bill 285 – the Montana Palliative Care Improvement Act – to create a statewide palliative care and quality of life advisory council. The advisory council would help assess and make recommendations on how we can improve access to palliative care in our state and educate the public and health care community about palliative care benefits and best practices.

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