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How to provide relief to 70 years old man in final stage of liver cancer? pain is in control with pain killers but how to control fatigue and anxiety?
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Palliative care: Patients with late stage cancer need palliative care(symptom relief). This can be provided by a palliative care specialist(if there is one available) . Otherwise his oncologist can control his symptoms with proper medication. I think you have already told us that your father is on decadron which can cause hyperactivity/anxiety type reaction. This requires dose reduction by 50%. Ativan can relax hi
Answered 3/9/2017
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