Treatment designed to reduce the intensity of painful symptoms, but which does not produce a cure is called:
A) palliative therapy
B) radiation therapy
C) radical surgery
D) radioactive implant
A
Explanation: Palliative therapy treats symptoms, but does not cure. Radiation therapy interferes with a tumor's ability to multiply. Radical surgery removes as much tissue as possible. A radioactive implant embeds radiation directly into the tissue.
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