支し持じ療りょう法ほう

noun

supportive care; supportive therapy

Medical term for treatment that manages symptoms and improves quality of life without directly curing the underlying disease.

• がんの進しん行こうを抑おさえられない場ば合あいでも、支し持じ療りょう法ほうで痛いたみを和やわらげることができる。

  Even when cancer progression cannot be stopped, supportive care can relieve pain.