In patients with distant spread, treatment is aimed
at palliation (making patients more comfortable).
Not exact matches
All his talk about sin is
at bottom
palliation for sin, an excuse, a sinful mitigation.
The researchers therefore looked
at possible indicators of tumor burden, including direct measurements such as lactate dehydrogenase and the number or volume of metastases, or indirect evidence such as leaving the primary tumor in place or if the goal of treatment was
palliation.