1. Medical treatment designed to relieve or reduce the severity of symptoms without curing the underlying disease
Palliative therapy focuses on improving the patient's quality of life rather than extending survival.
A terapia paliativa concentra-se em melhorar a qualidade de vida do paciente em vez de prolongar a sobrevivência.
2. Care provided to manage pain and other symptoms in patients with serious or terminal illnesses
The doctor recommended palliative therapy to manage the cancer patient's pain.
O médico recomendou terapia paliativa para controlar a dor do paciente com câncer.