| About
RCF
The Rose Craig Foundation (RCF)
is a private, independent non-profit organization with chapters in
Canada and the United States.
RCF improves the quality of
life for persons with serious illnesses in the following ways:
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By
purchasing and donating medical equipment such as infusion pumps and
air mattresses to palliative care programs and hospices,
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By
making direct contributions to palliative care programs and
hospices,
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By educating the private
and public sectors about palliative care services, the need for
funding to support these much-needed services, and the need for
choices and standards regarding end of life care.
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more about RCF's mission and activities...
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LEARN ABOUT THE
PALLIATIVE CARE CRISIS
IN ONTARIO...
June
2001: Toronto Star "Cancer agency facing Tory
axe"
And the growing
demand for palliative care in the US...
June
19, 2001: WASHINGTON (AP) - "Panel:
Focus Needed On Cancer Care"
The single-minded search for a cancer cure has
shortchanged patients who need pain relief and better physical and emotional care throughout their treatment, a
National Academy of Sciences advisory panel said Tuesday.
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