Palliative surgery for breast cancer can help alleviate pain and improve mobility, via procedures known as vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, for people whose cancer has spread to their bones.

Palliative surgery can sometimes help to alleviate pain and improve mobility for those whose cancer has spread to the bones. Surgical removal of metastatic tumors may be indicated when the tumor ...

More information: Myrick C. Shinall Jr et al, Effects of Specialist Palliative Care for Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery for Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial, JAMA Surgery (2023 ...

When doctors integrate palliative care into presurgical planning, more people who went in for cancer-related surgery were able to put advanced directives in place. MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS ...

Findings suggest that caregivers need to be assessed for distress and QOL concerns both before and after palliative surgery for patients with advanced malignancies. This study provides information ...

Palliative care specialist services provided around the time of cancer surgery with curative intent failed to significantly improve patient outcomes, results of a randomized study showed.The ...

In some cases, healthcare providers will recommend palliative surgery for pancreatic cancer that has spread outside of the pancreas. The goal is to relieve symptoms, but it is not intended to be ...

Gallbladder cancer surgery can be successful as a curative or palliative option. Learn the types of surgery, success rates, associated risks, and more here.

Results from this study indicate that family caregivers of patients undergoing palliative surgery for advanced malignancies require attention and support. Caregiving for patients with advanced ...