| palliative care |
This is the active care of people whose illness does not respond to curative treatments.
Ãâó: www.mountvernoncancernetwork.nhs.uk/glossary/p.htm
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| palliative care |
care of persons whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best possible quality of life for the person and their family.
Ãâó: www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat/2001/prostate/glossa...
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| palliative care |
(PAL-ee-yuh-tiv): Care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease. The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat as early as possible the symptoms of the disease, side effects caused by treatment of the disease, and psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to the disease or its treatment. Also called comfort care, supportive care, and symptom management.
Ãâó: www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept28876/files/1...
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| palliative care |
a variety of supports and treatments designed to relieve the symptoms and enhance the quality of life of those with advanced cancer
Ãâó: www.cancercare.mb.ca/Hope/bcch_glossary.shtml
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| palliative care |
Care provided to keep the patient as comfortable as possible, rather than to cure a disease.
Ãâó: www.gundluth.org/web/ptcare/CancerCtr.nsf/0/bb2e1f...
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