The Phantom of Death Improving Quality of Life: You Live Until You Die

Abstract The purpose of this study was, by using secondary analysis on collected data from previous empirical studies, focusing on improving quality of life due to new possibilities for living after a cancer diagnosis. No matter how long or short the life will be, quality of life in palliative care is about "living in the best way" until death. The data analysis identified four main themes; death as a main concern, re-evaluating life, living a normal life with support, and living until death. The key message is that the patients are living until they die. Palliative care should facilitate and support the patients in their new life situation in order to sustain their quality of life. They are still alive-living until death