Palliative care is an area of medicine that focuses on reducing
suffering and improving quality of life for people with life-
threatening illnesses. Palliative care focuses not only on the
patient’s physical symptoms but also on psychological, emotional
and social distress.
Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers’ Palliative
CareTeam includes board-certified physicians, nurse practitioners
and others who help patients feel more comfortable and improve
their quality of life.The team addresses symptoms such as pain,
fatigue and nausea as well as feelings like anxiety or depression.
Palliative care can be integrated into any phase of treatment and
has positive physical and emotional benefits for patients and families.
At Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, we
encourage patients and families to talk to caregivers about
palliative care. Our commitment to the whole child and family
starts at the time of diagnosis and continues throughout treatment
and beyond.
referrals
For more information on palliative care, please contact MiaWaller
at 832-824-4588 or Melody Hellsten at 832-822-1317. For more
information, please visit txch.org/cancer-center/palliative-care-
program.
Texas Children’s CanCerand hemaTology CenTers
Palliative Care Program
With physicians specifically board-certified in palliative care, our program addresses the
psychological, emotional and social challenges of cancer on an entire family.
txch.org/cancer-center/palliative-care-program
