palliative treatment
Rare medical term for treatment aimed at relieving symptoms rather than curing the disease. More commonly expressed as 緩和療法 or 対症療法 in modern Japanese.
For advanced cancer, palliative treatment may be chosen.
The standard modern term for palliative care, focusing on symptom relief and quality of life.
Symptomatic treatment; similar to palliative care but often used for temporary relief of specific symptoms.
Compound of 待期 (waiting period) and 療法 (therapy). The term likely originated in medical contexts to describe treatment that does not aim for a cure but rather manages the condition over time.