When Cancer Cannot Be Cured

• Bereavement support

• Palliative care and symptom relief
• Groups for when cancer can't be cured

Although cancer can’t always be cured, it can always be treated.

Treatment may give a patient additional months or even years of worthwhile, good quality life.

There are a number of symptoms such as pain that can be relieved by treatment. Treatment for cancer that can't be cured is often called Palliative care.

Macmillan provides useful information if you are caring for someone with advanced cancer.