There comes a time in the natural history of most patients with cancer that the cancer begins to grow beyond our ability to control it – even with the most modern methods. Multiple symptoms are associated with this phase of cancer evolution – including management of anorexia (loss of appetite and energy), pain, depression and poor nutrition. Some patients’ families wish for their care in the final phases of their disease to be at home; others cannot manage this. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital provides a palliative care program that arranges consultation for home hospice care or referral of our patients to in-patient hospice care in the final phases of their lives.

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To schedule an appointment with a Jefferson physician call 1-800-JEFF-NOW or click here.

To contact the Liver Tumor Program team at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, please call 215-503-8752 and/or fax your records to 215-503-8755. We aim to schedule your first clinic visit within two weeks of your diagnosis being made and records being received.