Palliative radiation therapy.

Abstract:

:Radiation is an effective modality to aid in symptom management of patients with metastatic disease. The type and duration of treatment depends on the Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of the patient and type and status of the cancer. Abbreviated treatment regimens may be favored in this patient population. They provide quick palliation without the patient and family spending significant time traveling back and forth to the treatment center. Hypofractionated regimens have been found effective in relieving pain from metastatic bone disease, relieving obstruction from locally advanced lung cancer, bleeding from gynecologic cancers, and hematuria from advanced bladder cancer. More aggressive regimens such as whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery may be appropriate for select patients with a good KPS. Radiation has also been found to be effective in palliating recurrent cancer that has already received definitive radiation.

journal_name

Semin Oncol

journal_title

Seminars in oncology

authors

Konski A,Feigenberg S,Chow E

doi

10.1053/j.seminoncol.2004.11.013

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-04-01 00:00:00

pages

156-64

issue

2

eissn

0093-7754

issn

1532-8708

pii

S0093775404005706

journal_volume

32

pub_type

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