Radiotherapy has a role in the palliation of metastatic melanoma. Treatment typically consists of radiotherapy and steroids for palliation of symptoms. Thiotepa is used in the palliation of many neoplastic diseases. Treatments may be aimed at curing the disease or at relieving symptoms (palliation). Your conduct in the present case is without mitigation or palliation. For this reason levorphanol is useful in palliation of chronic pain and similar conditions. The treatment of colorectal cancer can be aimed at cure or palliation. Later stages of adenocarcinoma may be treated with surgical resection or palliation. The Polyflex stent has shown benefit in palliation of esophageal malignancies. It is also used for palliation of chemotherapy-resistant germ cell tumors. Further, oxygen therapy may be useful for palliation of dyspnea in hypoxemic patients. As a component of samarium lexidronam, it is used in palliation of bone cancer.