DEFINITION OF PALLIATIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN APPROACH THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FACING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS, THROUGH THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY MEANS OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND IMPECCABLE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF PAIN AND OTHER PROBLEMS, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL. (WHO)