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On the recordJune 12, 2012
It strikes me that there are circumstances in which, although we silo conceptually curative care from palliative care, that there are nevertheless circumstances in which well-delivered palliative care has a significant curative effect.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the integration of palliative and curative care.

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