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What is the difference between curative and palliative therapy?

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What is the difference between curative and palliative therapy?

What is the difference between curative and palliative therapy?

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In curative therapy, cancer cells are destroyed, preventing the unrestrained growth of such tumors. Palliative therapy prevents cell growth, reduces pain, pressure, and bleeding, but does not destroy the tumor.

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