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Symptomatic treatment, supportive care, supportive therapy, or palliative treatment is any medical therapy of a disease that only affects its symptoms, not the underlying cause. It is usually aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms for the comfort and well-being of the patient, but it also may be useful in reducing organic consequences and ...
16 de ago. de 2020 · The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer defines supportive care as ‘the prevention and management of the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment’. This encompasses the entire cancer journey, and necessitates involvement and integration of most clinical specialties.
- R. Berman, A. Davies, T. Cooksley, R. Gralla, L. Carter, E. Darlington, F. Scotté, C. Higham
- 10.1016/j.clon.2020.07.020
- 2020
- 2020/11
17 de ago. de 2023 · Supportive care helps patients cope with the physical and emotional symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment. Learn about supportive care services, referrals, appointments and research at MD Anderson.
29 de jul. de 2023 · Supportive care is an “indispensable component” of modern oncology and is associated with improved quality of life, improved tolerability of anticancer treatments, improved survival (as a result of improved adherence with anticancer treatments), and systemic health economic benefits.
- Florian Scotté, Amy Taylor, Andrew Davies
- Cancers (Basel). 2023 Aug; 15(15): 3860.
- 10.3390/cancers15153860
- 2023/08
3 de jul. de 2019 · The goal of supportive care is to prevent or treat as early as possible the symptoms of a disease, side effects caused by treatment of a disease, and psychological, social, and spiritual problems related to a disease or its treatment. Also called comfort care, palliative care, and symptom management.” 6.
Definition of supportive care “a term that describes the side effects that are caused by chemotherapy and radiation. These side effects may be both physical and psychological in nature. Supportive care includes, but is not limited to, the treatment of emesis, nausea, depression, alopecia, oral complications, fatigue, and myelosuppression.
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