Greater Investment is Bringing In-Home Cancer Care To The Forefront

While hospital at home is becoming more common in the U.S., there are some who still believe that cancer is too severe a condition to care for in the home.

Despite that, there are a number of cancer care at home programs and pilots in place right now, many of which are seeing success.

Some of these programs are focused on hospital substitution, which means treating patients at home for exacerbations of their cancer symptoms or reactions to treatment.

Other programs are focused on delivering home-based infusions and the administration of cancer drugs. Some extend palliative care to cancer patients in the home. Read more.

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