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More Filipino Americans will need palliative care Sep 13th 2013, 23:20 SAN FRANCISCO--Ray Garcia, a Filipino American resident of South San Francisco, remembers the suffering of his childhood friend who was dying young of brain cancer at home in Manila 35 years ago.   "We could hear him screaming in pain from a block away and like his family we couldn't do anything for him. We could only cry helplessly."   Palliative care could've have helped Garcia's dying friend get relief and live more comfortable last days, but it was practically nonexistent in the Philippines at the time.   In the United States today, immigrants like Garcia can have access to palliative care should they need it--if they are aware of its ef... Keep on reading: More Filipino Americans will need palliative care Media files: Willie-Briones-center.jpg (image/jpeg)

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