Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced Cancers
| Autor: | Shwetha H. Manjunath, Joshua A. Jones, Graeme R. Williams, Anish A. Butala |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Poor prognosis
medicine.medical_specialty Palliative care Referral business.industry food and beverages Disease Asymptomatic Symptomatic relief 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Oncology Palliative radiotherapy 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Effective treatment 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery medicine.symptom Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 30:563-580 |
| ISSN: | 1055-3207 |
| Popis: | Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is well-tolerated, effective treatment for pain, bleeding, obstruction, and other symptoms/complications of advanced cancer. It is an important component of multidisciplinary management. It should be considered even for patients with poor prognosis, because it can offer rapid symptomatic relief. Furthermore, expanding indications for treatment of noncurable disease have shown that PRT can extend survival for select patients. For those with good prognosis, advanced PRT techniques may improve the therapeutic ratio, maximizing tumor control while limiting toxicity. PRT referral should be considered for any patient with symptomatic or asymptomatic sites of disease where local control is desired. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|