Assertion: radiation | /r/ObjectUse | used as palliative therapy
Facets:
value: under some circumstances
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Radiation can be used as a palliative therapy, meaning that its primary intent is to relieve pressure, bleeding, or pain by shrinking tumors.
text: It may also be used as palliative treatment (where cure is not possible and the aim is for local disease control or symptomatic relief) or as therapeutic treatment (where the therapy has survival benefit and can be curative).
text: In some cases, radiotherapy is used in palliative care, when it becomes evident that a patient is likely to die, but he or she is still experiencing pain from tumors or cancerous growths.
text: Under some circumstances, radiation therapy may also be used as palliative care.
text: Radiation can be used as a palliative therapy, meaning that its primary intent is to relieve symptoms caused by cancer.
text: It may also be used as palliative treatment (where cure is not possible and the aim is for local disease control or symptomatic relief) or as therapeutic treatment (where the therapy has survival benefit and it can be curative).