Sentences with phrase «as palliative treatment»

Radiation therapy may be considered as palliative treatment when hope of cure is small but where improvement in quality of life by reducing symptoms such as pain, bleeding or loss of function can be achieved.

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Often, that medical treatment becomes purely palliative, meaning we manage the growth of the cancer and its effects on the body as well as we can, but we don't expect to cure the disease.

As leaders of policy relevant research, education and knowledge translation, we aim to make improvements across the cancer control spectrum — from prevention, screening and diagnosis to treatment, rehabilitation, survivorship or palliative care.

Many owners choose palliative or hospice care which keeps a dog comfortable instead of pursuing painful or expensive treatments as part of an end - of - life (EOL) care plan.

We will guide you through each step of the process, from diagnostic testing, to selecting an appropriate course of treatment, even incorporating palliative care when necessary, to ensure each pet's quality of life is supported with as much comfort and love as possible.

There are palliative treatments such as hypertonic saline to decrease corneal bullae formation but the only definitive treatment for this condition is a corneal transplant (penetrating keratoplasty).

In order to attempt to cure certain cancers, an intensive protocol will be ordered which usually requires outpatient radiation treatments for 16 to 20 days Palliative radiation therapy is a less intense protocol, and can be described as comfort care.

He believes the evidence is clear that marijuana can be successfully used as an alternative or adjunctive treatment for pain and palliative care in animals.

If specialty care is not an option, your regular vet can supply your pet with palliative treatment for specific symptoms as they occur.

It include issues such as resuscitation, refusal and withdrawal of treatment, living wills, palliative care, sedation, religious beliefs and more.

In other words, from 24 Feb, there were competing legal claims as to the child's best interest, which the courts may make a decision about pursuant to § 31 of The Children Act, and where the hospital submitted a conventional plan for treatment (withdraw life support, limit treatment to palliative care): see the appellate judgment para 116 ff.

In determining whether a substantial likelihood of conviction exists, Crown counsel must classify the conduct of the person involved in the death, and the resulting consequences as «active euthanasia», «assisted suicide», «palliative care» or «withholding or withdrawing medical treatment».

In the light of the dispute as to Charlie's future treatment the NHS Foundation Trust for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where Charlie has been an in - patient since October 2016, issued an application in the Family Division of the High Court on 24 February 2017 seeking a declaration that it was lawful and in Charlie's best interests for artificial ventilation to be withdrawn and for his treating clinicians to provide only palliative care for him.

«Regardless of one's personal views as to whether the distinctions drawn between withdrawal of treatment and palliative care on the one hand and assisted suicide on the other are practically compelling, the fact remains that these distinctions are maintained and can be persuasively defended.

Carter acknowledged society's changed opinions around palliative sedation and withholding life - sustaining treatment, now widely viewed as ethical and humane in the right circumstances.

Phyllis Herring Oots 602 Colonial Drive High Point, NC 27262 336-880-0604 Work History: Hospice and Palliative CareCenter 7/2011 through 2/2012 101 Hospice Lane Registered Nurse Case Manager Winston Salem, NC 27103 Provided nursing services (assessment, treatment of Symptoms, preventive measures, wound care, and education) according to the plan of care in patients living in personal residence on an as needed basis...