Colorado CNA Practice Exam

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What type of care helps to relieve symptoms and reduce pain for a person who has cancer?

Curative
Diagnostic
Preventive
Palliative

The correct answer is: Curative

The correct answer is palliative care. This type of care focuses specifically on relieving symptoms and reducing pain for individuals with serious illnesses, such as cancer. It aims to improve the quality of life for both the patient and their family by addressing not only physical symptoms but also emotional, spiritual, and social concerns. Palliative care is appropriate at any stage of a serious illness and can be provided alongside curative treatments or as the main focus of care when curative options are no longer effective. Curative care, on the other hand, is designed to treat the illness with the intent to cure it, which is not the primary aim when addressing symptoms and pain in cancer patients. Diagnostic care is related to the procedures used to identify diseases and conditions, while preventive care focuses on measures to prevent illnesses from occurring in the first place. Palliative care is the most relevant approach for managing pain and symptoms associated with ongoing cancer treatments or advanced disease stages.