| palliative care |
Care given to people with chronic, often life-threatening illnesses. Care focuses on symptom management, such as relieving pain or stopping nausea, enhancing quality of life and psychosocial needs.
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| palliative care |
Treatment to relieve, rather than cure, symptoms caused by cancer. Palliative care can help people live more comfortably.
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| palliative care |
Treatment that is not intended to be curative, but to relieve or alleviate symptoms.
Ãâó: www.carlecancercenter.com/glossary.htm
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| palliative care |
Treatment given to relieve symptoms of pain caused by advanced cancer. Palliative therapy does not alter the course of a disease but can improve the quality of life.
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| palliative care |
Specially trained physicians and other caregivers provide pain relief, control ongoing symptoms, and offer counseling for patients with advanced disease.
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