Palliative therapy in cancer is designed to alleviate symptoms and increases the life of a patient. It can also be used during every stage of cancer if the patient is experiencing troubling symptoms, like pain or sickness. It also reduces or controls the side effects of cancer treatments. If a patient is in an advanced stage of cancer, palliative treatment may help him live longer and more comfortably. The diagnosis of cancer is always devastating for the patient. A patient going through chemotherapies and radiation may suffer from various side effects, and palliative therapy helps in alleviating those side effects. Cancer Doctors at Texas alleviate the pain by shrinking tumors and reducing pressure on surrounding tissues or nerves. They can also reduce or eliminates symptoms of cancer, but it also can cause pain, fatigue, nausea, shortness of breath, anxiety, loss of appetite, and other problems. Palliative care helps cancer patients to alleviate these problems. It is usually misunderstood and associated with hospice care but it can be administered during any stage of cancer after diagnosis. The advantages that most cancer patients get from palliative care are:
• Improves ability to complete treatment
• Improve the quality of life during treatment
• Increases your ability to execute daily activities
• Living longer
• It improves your ability to deal with the emotions
• It also increases connection to social support.
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