No, palliative care does not replace your primary treatment. Most patients receiving palliative care also continue aggressive medical treatment for their illness.
Palliative care techniques are meant to work alongside any medical treatment you are receiving. Our goal is to help ease suffering and stress.
When you start palliative care, you do not stop seeing your other health care providers. In fact, our team of specially-trained palliative care providers works with the other members of your health care team. We can also help improve communication between you and your primary doctors and nurses.