Employing more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, they expect to provide care to around 29,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in our hospices this year, along with support for their families. We mainly care for people with cancer but we also care for people with other life limiting illnesses. Their services are always free of charge to patients and their families. The charity is best known for its network of Marie Curie Nurses working in the community to provide end-of-life care for patients in their own homes.