An oncologist has recommended that a hospice patient receive palliative radiation to reduce the pain of bony metastases. The patient reacts with anger, saying, "I don't want any more treatments that don't cure my cancer!" The hospice nurse tells the patient that the use of radiation:

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Palliative radiation is performed to relieve symptoms but does not direct its therapy toward cure, and thus is comfort care or hospice-appropriate treatment. Other medications for comfort will still be used in the hospice care.

An Oncologist Has Recommended That a Hospice Patient Receive Palliative