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"Palliative", BTW, does not mean "hospice" or "terminal." There are palliative treatments that can go on for years.
Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer. May 2025
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He's still doing radition, so they're still trying. It's not hospice/terminal if they're still trying with radition.
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A person can be having radiation but be terminal or not.
Once cancer metastasizes, ie spreads, radiation and other therapies are used to shrink tumours to keep the patient more comfortable.
Not all treatments are curative.
Once cancer metastasizes, ie spreads, radiation and other therapies are used to shrink tumours to keep the patient more comfortable.
Not all treatments are curative.
