Short-course compared to long-course palliative radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer: a single centre observational cohort study

Abstract Background Common symptoms of oesophageal cancer are dysphagia, pain, and bleeding. These symptoms can be relieved with palliative radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of two different palliative radiotherapy schedules. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort s...

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Main Authors: Halla Sif Ólafsdóttir, Fredrik Klevebro, Nelson Ndegwa, Gabriella Alexandersson von Döbeln
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01880-9