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palliation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006264

Relief of symptoms and suffering caused by cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Palliation helps a patient feel more comfortable and improves the quality of life, but does not cure the disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006264
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006264",
  "term": "palliation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Relief of symptoms and suffering caused by cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Palliation helps a patient feel more comfortable and improves the quality of life, but does not cure the disease.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/palliation/"
}

Record 12,535 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.