Palliative care is an imperative approach that enhances the quality of life of patients who are suffering from cancer. Interventional radiologists provide necessary symptom management and treatments for pain relief. Palliative procedures aim at improving the quality of life of patients.
Why are palliative procedures advised by doctors?
Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are all employed to treat cancer pain, but each has limitations. For example, external-beam radiation, the standard treatment for pain and local control of skeletal metastases, may not provide adequate or long-lasting relief for some patients. Besides, bone metastases can be resistant to chemotherapy, and surgical interventions may not be feasible for patients with other health problems. These limitations have created a gap in the palliative care of cancer patients, which interventional radiology can help fill.
What diseases are treated through palliative procedures?
Palliative procedures are useful during the following conditions:
Metastasized cancer management
Management of complications such as fluid drainage
Fluid accumulation in the pleural, peritoneal, or pericardial cavity can worsen a patient's condition. It is common for people with cancer to experience side effects such as pleural effusion and ascites. Drainage of these fluids is necessary for a better quality of life either by aspiration or catheter placement.
Embolization to achieve hemostasis
Many lung cancer patients experience hemoptysis for which bronchial artery embolization can help. Embolization can also treat ruptured HCCs, retroperitoneal tumors, and severe hemorrhagic cystitis that fail to respond to conservative management.
Expertise of Action Cancer Hospital in palliative procedures
Patients visit Action Cancer Hospital for the trust they have in our healthcare providers, who are dedicated to providing outstanding oncology care. Cancer affects not only one part of the body but every aspect of a person's life. And hence, we’re here to help you throughout your journey. We develop personalised treatment plans that combine advanced conventional treatments with supportive complementary medicine therapies.
Our expert team provides cutting-edge and compassionate treatment for cancer care. We understand the difficulties that cancer patients face, which is why we offer a variety of cancer support programs and other services to help patients, families, and friends cope with the overwhelming challenges that come with cancer.
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