What's the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?

If we were to really simplify the difference between these two holistic approaches to life-threatening diseases, palliative care focuses on providing pain relief, while hospice care provides end of life comfort.

Patients who are receiving palliative care do not have to stop curative treatment, while those on hospice normally do.

To learn more about the differences on palliative and hospice care, head to this article by Cables and Sensors. (Scroll to the bottom of the article for a helpful infographic.)