alternative treatments can help prolong a patient's life or at least improve quality of life, prevent recurrence of tumors, or prolong the remission period and reduce adverse reactions to chemotherapy and radiation.
YES, blood packs that are in the "Blood bank" are stored in fridges to slightly prolong the "shelf life" of the pack. When a pack is to be used it first must be brought up to room temp.
There are a number of reasons why a patient might choose to violate the orders of his or her physician. Some treatments are expensive, painful, or otherwise unpleasant, and a patient may feel that it just isn't worth it. Some terminally ill patients believe that since they are going to die anyway, there is no need to prolong the process with painful treatments. There are also patients who simply do not agree that they received the correct diagnosis or prescription. And in other cases, patients can have religious objections to medicine. The Jehovah's Witness religion prohibits blood transfusion.
The adjective for prolong is prolonged.
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By eating healthy you will prolong your life.
Don't prolong the agony, tell me the bad news now.
There are two syllables in the word "prolong".
Regular maintenance will help to prolong your car's engine life.
Smoking does hurt your immune system and can prolong healing.
Avoiding going to the dentist with a bad tooth will only prolong the agony !