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What is palliative care?
Serious illnesses can cause physical symptoms, such as pain, nausea or fatigue. You may also have psychological symptoms like depression or anxiety. The treatments for your disease may cause symptoms or side effects. Palliative care relieves symptoms without curing your disease. Hospice care, care at the end of life, always includes palliative care. But you may receive palliative care at any stage of a disease. The goal is to make you comfortable and improve your quality of life.
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Also known as hospice care, end-of-life care, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Treatment, Palliative Therapy, Palliative Surgery, Palliative Treatments
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Alkeran
ALKERAN (melphalan), also known as L-phenylalanine mustard, phenylalanine mustard, L-PAM, or L-sarcolysin, is a phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard. Melphalan is a bifunctional alkylating agent which is active against selective human neoplastic diseases. It is known chemically as 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]-L-phenylalanine. The molecular formula is C13H18Cl2N2O2 and the molecular weight is 305.20. The structural formula is:Melphalan is the active L-isomer of the compound and was first synthesized in 1953 by Bergel and Stock, the D-isomer, known as medphalan, is less active against certain animal tumors, and the dose needed to produce effects on chromosomes is larger than that required with the L-isomer. The racemic (DL-) form is known as merphalan or sarcolysin. ALKERAN Tablets are indicated for the palliative treatment of multiple myeloma and for the palliation of non-resectable epithelial carcinoma of the ovary. Read more on
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Palliative Care
Palliative care is specialized care focused on the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness. Find a hospital or medical center in your area that has a ... Read more on
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Palliative care - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, ... Read more on
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WHO | WHO Definition of Palliative Care
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, ... Read more on
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Palliative Care
Palliative care is the total care of patients who are not responsive to curative treatment. Patients may be treated at home, in the hospital, ... Read more on
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Palliative Care - Palliative Care Overview
Description of palliative care, including goals, the palliative care team, and settings of care. Read more on
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Chemotherapy
In people with cancer, chemotherapy may be used: To kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be used as the primary or sole treatment for cancer. In some cases, chemotherapy is used with the goal of curing your cancer. In other cases, chemotherapy may be used with the aim that it will slow the cancer's growth., After other treatments to kill hidden cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be used after other treatments, such as surgery, to kill any cancer cells that might remain in the body. Doctors call this adjuvant therapy., To prepare you for other treatments. Chemotherapy can be used to shrink a tumor so that other treatments, such as radiation and surgery, are possible. Doctors call this neoadjuvant therapy., To ease signs and symptoms. Chemotherapy may help relieve signs and symptoms of advanced cancer, such as pain. This is called palliative chemotherapy. Read more on
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Eye Care Providers
When you need to visit an eye care professional, it is important to make sure that you see the person who is most qualified to take care of any concerns or problems that you may have regarding your eyes. The 3 main types of eye care professionals are ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians. Read more on
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Diabetic Foot Care
Diabetes (di-uh-be-tees) is a disease that changes the way your body uses the sugar found in food. Without the right treatment, the sugar level in your blood may go very high or very low. This can cause many problems with your health. Diabetes causes problems with blood circulation and makes you more likely to get infections (in-fek-shuns). Diabetes can also cause nerve problems so you may not have good feeling in your legs and feet. Read more on
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Respite care
Respite care is any sort of help and support that allows you to take a break from the responsibility of caring for somebody else. Read more on
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Hospice Care
Hospice care is end-of-life care provided by health professionals and volunteers. They give medical, psychological and spiritual support. The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort and dignity. The caregivers try to control pain and other symptoms so a person can remain as alert and comfortable as possible. Hospice programs also provide services to support a patient's family. Usually, a hospice patient is expected to live 6 months or less. Hospice care can take place
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Porfimer
Palliation of patients with completely obstructing esophageal cancer, or of patients with partially obstructing esophageal cancer who, in the opinion of their physician, cannot be satisfactorily treated with Nd:YAG laser therapy. Reduction of obstruction and palliation of symptoms in patients with completely or partially obstructing endobronchial non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Treatment of microinvasive endobronchial NSCLC in patients for whom surgery and radiotherapy are not indicated....
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Alkeran
ALKERAN Tablets are indicated for the palliative treatment of multiple myeloma and for the palliation of non-resectable epithelial carcinoma of the ovary.
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Thiotepa
Thiotepa has been tried with varying results in the palliation of a wide variety of neoplastic diseases. However, the most consistent results have been seen in the following tumors: Adenocarcinoma of the breast. Adenocarcinoma of the ovary. For controlling intracavitary effusions secondary to diffuse or localized neoplastic diseases of various serosal cavities. For the treatment of superficial papillary carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
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Innofem
Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause. There is no adequate evidence that estrogens are effective for nervous symptoms or depression which might occur during menopause and they should not be used to treat these conditions. Treatment of vulval and vaginal atrophy. Treatment of hypoestrogenism due to hypogonadism, castration or primary ovarian failure. Treatment of breast cancer (for palliation only) in appropriately selected women and men with metastatic...
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Leukeran
LEUKERAN (chlorambucil) was first synthesized by Everett et al. It is a bifunctional alkylating agent of the nitrogen mustard type that has been found active against selected human neoplastic diseases. Chlorambucil is known chemically as 4-[bis(2-chlorethyl)amino]benzenebutanoic acid and has the following structural formula:Chlorambucil hydrolyzes in water and has a pKa of 5.8. LEUKERAN (chlorambucil) is indicated in the treatment of chronic lymphatic (lymphocytic) leukemia, malignant lymphomas including lymphosarcoma, giant follicular lymphoma, and Hodgkins disease. It is not curative in any of these disorders but may produce clinically useful palliation.
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Delestrogen
Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause. Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy associated with the menopause. When prescribing solely for the treatment of symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, topical vaginal products should be considered. Treatment of hypoestrogenism due to hypogonadism, castration or primary ovarian failure. Treatment of advanced androgen-dependent carcinoma of the prostate (for palliation only). ,...
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Premarin
Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause. Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause. When prescribing solely for the treatment of symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, topical vaginal products should be considered. Treatment of hypoestrogenism due to hypogonadism, castration or primary ovarian failure. Treatment of breast cancer (for palliation only) in appropriately selected women and men with metastatic disease. Treatment...
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Estramustine
EMCYT Capsules are indicated in the palliative treatment of patients with metastatic and/or progressive carcinoma of the prostate.
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Eligard
ELIGARD 7.5 mg is indicated for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
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Bicnu
BiCNU is indicated as palliative therapy as a single agent or in established combination therapy with other approved chemotherapeutic agents in the following: Brain tumors-glioblastoma, brainstem glioma, medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, ependymoma, and metastatic brain tumors. Multiple myeloma-in combination with prednisone. Hodgkin’s Disease-as secondary therapy in combination with other approved drugs in patients who relapse while being treated with primary therapy, or who fail to respond...
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