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Palliative Treatment  

What is palliative treatment for cancer patients?

Palliative treatment (also called palliation) is the use of any of various types of therapy with the goal of treating the symptoms of the cancer and improving the quality of life, rather than trying to cure the illness. For example, trying to shrink a tumor, rather than trying to make the tumor disappear completely, is considered palliative treatment.


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