Palliative radiation therapy (PRT) is a crucial component of cancer care, primarily aimed at alleviating symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with advanced cancer. Unlike ...

Palliative care isn’t always a part of just end-of-life care. It can be used at any point to improve your quality of life — but it cannot cure an illness. Palliative chemotherapy may be used ...

This study serves as a benchmark for assessing the quality of radiation oncology practices and emphasizes the importance of understanding patient prognosis in palliative care. Another important ...

Head and neck cancer is best managed in a multidisciplinary setting. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and, more recently, biologic therapy are often employed in various combinations in an ...

For example, if a patient is undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment, their palliative care team can help manage side effects like nausea, pain or fatigue. We coordinate closely with ...

Palliative care consultations helped patients with esophageal cancer at end-of-life experience better quality of life and ...

The safety and efficacy of palliative chemotherapy in this population has not been reported. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 24 patients who received palliative chemotherapy for recurrent HCC ...

Radiation Oncology, Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Head and Neck Cancer Institute of India (HNCII), said, “Radiotherapy is an ...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care ...

( MENAFN - IANS) Jammu, Jan 31 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated the 32nd International conference of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), at AIIMS Jammu.