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Canopy Cancer Care Supports Hospice

Tuesday 8 May 2018, 7:26PM

By Beckie Wright

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Canopy Cancer Care is a leading private clinic for adult cancer patients, specialising in the care of patients requiring cancer treatment with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antibody therapy, hormone therapy and more targeted therapies.

The Canopy team have been providing world class services in Auckland for over seven years, and are a proud supporter of Hospice, and they frequently refer their patients to Hospice when they require specialist support and care. Your doctor or nurse may talk to you about Hospice at any stage of your treatment and will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Hospice is not a building; it is a philosophy of care, and Canopy’s goal is to help people make the most of their lives.They care for the whole person, not just their physical needs but also their emotional, spiritual, and social needs too. They also care for families and friends, both before and after a death. Irrespective of where they are, this philosophy of care does not change and everything Canopy provides is free of charge.

They believe that hospice care should be available to anyone who needs it, helping people make the most of every moment, in whatever way works for them. People may be referred for hospice care even while they are undergoing treatments for their illness, not just at the very end of life - however, usually people are referred at a time when it is acknowledged the illness is incurable.

However, people are living longer with incurable illnesses and in addition to care provided by your GP or hospital specialist, hospice staff are able to provide specialist support in other ways e.g. controlling symptoms or providing additional advice and support to family and carers.

The services offered will differ from hospice to hospice but are likely to include

medical and nursing care, pain and symptom control, rehabilitation and therapies, including physiotherapy and complementary therapies. They will also provide spiritual support, practical and financial advice and bereavement care, so for more information on cancer treatment NZ, oncology Auckland and oncologies Auckland please go to http://www.canopycancercare.co.nz .