| palliative treatment |
To palliate a disease is to treat it or the symptoms providing relief, but not necessarily a cure. Palliation is sometimes called symptomatic treatment.
Ãâó: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/P.htm
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| palliative treatment |
Treatment that relives symptoms but does not cure.
Ãâó: www.bbc.co.uk/holbycity/glossary/p.shtml
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| palliative treatment |
Treatment that does not alter the course of a disease, but improves the quality of life.
Ãâó: www3.mdanderson.org/focus/breast/glossary/DEFS_MP....
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| palliative treatment |
therapy that relieves symptoms, such as pain, but does not alter the course of the disease. Its primary purpose is to improve the quality of life.
Ãâó: medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthinformatio...
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| palliative treatment |
the use of medical remedies to relieve pain, symptoms, and/or prevent further complications rather than to cure.
Ãâó: www.cancercenter.com/after-care-services/glossary....
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