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What is a palliation?

What is a palliation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
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It shifts the focus from eradication and cure to containment and palliation.
Antiperspirants can provide useful palliation in patients with moderate hyperhidrosis, but in severe cases they are ineffective.
Although the palliation of the regime's oppression can be considered an improvement, a true regime transition has not started yet.
Far advanced cancer is common in the kingdom but outside Riyadh there was little palliation and none by trained Saudi physicians.
The aggressive end stage management of these patients sharply contrasted with the palliation of terminal cancer patients.
This is a huge priority because human resources are the foundation for all cancer control services, from prevention through palliation.

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