Palliative therapy

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Palliative therapy
TermPalliative therapy
Short definitionPalliative Care Practitioner - (pronounced) (PA-lee-uh-tiv kayr SPEH-shuh list) healthcare professional specially trained to care for people with a serious or life-threatening illness, such as cancer. Palliative care professionals prevent or treat, as early as possible, the symptoms of a disease, side effects caused by treating a disease, and psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to a disease or its treatment. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
Comments


palliative therapy - (pronounced) (PA-lee-uh-tiv THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment to relieve symptoms and reduce suffering caused by cancer or other life-threatening diseases. Palliative care can help a person feel better, but it does not treat or cure the illness. For example, surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy may be done to remove, shrink, or slow the growth of a tumor that is causing pain. Palliative care can be combined with other treatments from the time of diagnosis until the end of life

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski