Radiation for palliation: Role of palliative radiotherapy in allevieating pain/symptoms in a prospective observational study at two Tertiary Care Centers.
Purpose: Approximately one-third of patients attending the tertiary care center require palliative management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of palliative radiation in alleviating the pain and symptoms and improvement in quality of life (QOL). Methods: This was a prospective...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Palliative Care Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 391 - 398 |
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