Palliative radiotherapy near the end of life

Palliative radiotherapy near the end of life

Abstract Background A significant proportion of patients with advanced cancer undergo palliative radiotherapy (RT) within their last 30 days of life. This study characterizes palliative RT at our institution and aims to identify patients who may experience limited benefit from RT due to imminent mor...

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Main Authors: Susan Y. Wu, Lisa Singer, Lauren Boreta, Michael A. Garcia, Shannon E. Fogh, Steve E. Braunstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative radiotherapy
End-of-life care
Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-019-0415-8

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