About Us
CanSupport is a group of Palliative Care experts committed to maximising quality of life with cancer and other critical diseases in a meaningful and compassionate manner, whilst fully respecting the dignity of the individual. We follow a patient-centered philosophy where patient care preferences and goals are central to care provision. We run the largest home based palliative care program in the country that has received national and international recognition as well as the prestigious Public Health Champion Award by the World Health Organisation.
Our history is long and distinguished and now spans 29 years, during which our contribution to the development of Palliative Care services can be seen across 7 States of India. Our wide-ranging programs are designed to help patients of all ages and all cancers, and other serious illnesses, throughout their journey right from the day of diagnosis, across all curative therapies and as a continuum of care adapting to the unique needs in case cancer progresses into its terminal phase. The assistance to families extends even after the patient’s passing through bereavement and rehabilitative support.
Our highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses, counsellors and physiotherapists bring our care to the doorstep of patients by providing medical, nursing and psychosocial support to those who are either too sick to travel or cannot make regular visits.
Patients and their families also have access to both Outpatient and Mobile Clinics, TeleConsultations, Cancer Helpline, Day Care, Peer Support and counselling Services, Patient Navigation, Resource Facilitation as well as Bereavement and Rehabilitation Support.
Our programmatic approach has a significant impact on all parameters of quality of life, be it physical, functional, emotional, interpersonal, or transcendental with practical ways in which patients can regain a sense of control and self-worth. It also empowers families to make informed decisions around goals of care, equips them with caregiving and coping skills and organizes resources to make a challenging journey manageable, meaningful and memorable for everyone.
Our Palliative Care Model serves as a source of learning for many individuals and organizations focused on improving the patients’ quality of life. While some organisations have drawn their inspiration and early ideas for development from CanSupport, others have been trained through capacity building collaborations.
We help fill a critical gap in services for the care of patients, especially those who are poor or destitute. Hence, our services are entirely free of charge.
ABOUT CANSUPPORT
North India’s Largest Home-based palliative care service provider and a WHO awarded organization.
Since its inception our teams have brought medical, emotional, social and spiritual care at the homes of people battling cancer. We now have 31 teams and currently look after 2600 patients at any time in Delhi, Haryana, UP and Punjab.
All our services are free of charge
