The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate: A survey of clinical practices in Lombardy, Italy by the AIRO-Lombardia Cooperative Group
| Autor: | Enrico Sarti, Sergio Villa, Alberto Bossi, Vavassori, Di Lorenzo I, Mario Leoni, Mauro Palazzi, B. Caraffini, C. Italia, Simonetta Nava, Eugenio Villa, Franco Corbella, Filippo Bertoni |
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Oncology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine medicine.disease Radiation therapy medicine.anatomical_structure Prostate Internal medicine Radiation oncology Carcinoma Medicine Transrectal ultrasonography Cooperative group business Mri scan Radiation treatment planning |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Aims and background We report the results of a survey performed in 1994 by the AIRO-Lombardia Cooperative Group, on the clinical patterns of radiation treatment for prostatic carcinoma in Lombardy, Italy, involving all radiotherapy centers serving an overall local population of about 8,800,000 people. Methods A questionnaire was sent to all 13 radiotherapy centers throughout Lombardy, asking for demographic and treatment details concerning the local population of patients with a localized (T1-4, N0-1, M0) carcinoma of the prostate treated with radiotherapy; 12 centers responded, making the basis for the present report. Results Analysis of collected data showed that in Lombardy: a) approximately 400 patients per year are irradiated for a localized carcinoma of the prostate, accounting for less than 30% of the total expected number of patients with this disease presentation; b) a complete staging (with PSA, transrectal ultrasonography, abdomino-pelvic CT or MRI scan and total-body bone scan) is performed in over 95% of patients before initiating radiotherapy; c) significant differences exist between radiotherapy centers as regards treatment planning and delivery. Conclusions An urgent need exists for implementing procedures aimed at standardizing radiotherapy procedures within Lombardy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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