easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
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用作名詞(n.)
Aggressive investigation and early surgery is the only method for providing palliation to these patients, but morbidity and mortality remain high and the prognosis is poor. 對于肺癌合并有胃腸道轉移的病人而言，積極檢查與早期開刀是提供緩和治療的唯一方法，然而致病率及死亡率卻仍然居高不下且預后極差。
Unlike aailable nonoperatie therapy, this approach offers an excellent means of symptomatic palliation and local disease control. 與非手術療法不同，該療法能極為有效的減輕癥狀并控制局部病灶。
常用短語
With advanced ovarian cancer and extensive spread, only palliation can be achieved.