terminal cancer
Incurable deadly disease
Terminal cancer is cancer that cannot be cured and will cause death.
The diagnosis indicates that treatment may slow progression or manage symptoms, but the disease has advanced beyond the possibility of remission: She was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given six months to live.
The term emphasizes the expected outcome rather than the specific type or location of the cancer.
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- remissionTemporary disease absence
metastasis · diagnosis · prognosis · borrowed time · malignant · tumor · dying · grief · gone too soon · morphine · stage four · inoperable · biopsy · radiation · wasting · fighting spirit · bedside · holding hands
- Cancermalignant, carcinoma, metastasis, tumor growth, staging
- Terminal Illnessincurable disease, end-stage, dying, ALS, AIDS
terminal cancerperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
clean bill of health · robust health · disease-free · full health · healthy
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