Supportive care
| Supportive care | |
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| Term | Supportive care |
| Short definition | supportive care - (pronounced) (suh-POR-tiv kayr) Care to improve the quality of life of people suffering from a disease by preventing or treating the symptoms of the disease and the side effects caused by treating the disease as early as possible. Supportive care includes physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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supportive care - (pronounced) (suh-POR-tiv kayr) Care to improve the quality of life of people suffering from a disease by preventing or treating the symptoms of the disease and the side effects caused by treating the disease as early as possible. Supportive care includes physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families. There are many types of supportive care. Examples include pain management, nutritional support, counseling, exercise, music therapy, meditation, and palliative care. Supportive care with other treatments can be given from the time of diagnosis until the end of life
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