End-of-life care
| End-of-life care | |
|---|---|
| Term | End-of-life care |
| Short definition | Encorafenib (EN-kor-A-feh-Feder) A drug used with cetuximab to treat certain types of colon cancer and with binimetinib to treat certain types of melanoma. It is used in patients whose cancer has a certain mutation (change) in the BRAF gene. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
end-of-life care - (pronounced) (…kayr) Care for people approaching the end of life who have stopped treatment to cure or control their illness. End-of-life care includes physical, emotional, social and spiritual support for patients and their families. The goal of end-of-life care is to control pain and other symptoms so that the patient is as comfortable as possible. End-of-life care may include palliative care, supportive care, and hospice care. Also called wellness care
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