| In the case of Ethel Hannah, he says, the family could have instructed the hospital to not treat her pneumonia and to treat her palliatively. |
| It may also be used palliatively in life-threatening cancers that have not responded to other forms of therapy. |
| Some tumours are too advanced to cure, but can be treated palliatively with such interventions. |
| The patients receiving radical treatment had a greater need for information about side effects than did those being treated palliatively. |
| Foundations are keen to help tackle the root causes of problems, rather than just palliatively reacting to adverse effects after the event. |
| However, qi may be used palliatively to support the self-healing potential of a patient. |
