Cancer Information: The Basics 
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| palliative | When the treatment goal is mainly to relieve symptoms caused by a cancer it is known as palliative. This is in contradistinction to curative therapy, where the goal is mainly to try to cure a cancer. Somtimes, the goals are mixed, but in general, palliative care is instituted when cure is not possible. |
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