The Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Kidney Foundation make the case for the integration of palliative care into kidney disease management

The Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Kidney Foundation make the case for the integration of palliative care into kidney disease management 
PR Newswire, New York; by The Center to Advance Palliative Care; 10/8/25 
Despite facing high rates of distressing symptoms—including fatigue, pruritus, and pain—people living with advanced kidney disease are far less likely than those with cancer to receive appropriate pain and symptom management. And fewer than 10% of older adults receiving dialysis report having had conversations about their goals of care. These are two of the many important statistics highlighted in The Case for Palliative Care in Kidney Care, a new publication from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), which emphasizes the critical need to integrate palliative care services into the treatment of patients with advanced kidney disease.