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Palliative care is the general term given to end-of-life care that focuses on patient comfort rather than recovery- when getting better is no longer an option ... Hospice can be thought of as a specific type of palliative care. For example, hospice patients are usually referred when doctors believe they are have six months or less to live, where palliative care is not subject to any timing restrictions" (https://www.hospicesect.org/hospice-and-palliative-care/what-is-palliat…).

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