Radiation therapy at the end of life: a population-based study examining palliative treatment intensity

BACKGROUND: To examine factors associated with the use of radiation therapy (RT) at the end of life in patients with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer. METHODS: Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) – Medicare database, patients were over age 65 and diagnosed be...

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Autores principales: Kress, Marie-Adele Sorel, Jensen, Roxanne E, Tsai, Huei-Ting, Lobo, Tania, Satinsky, Andrew, Potosky, Arnold L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25582217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0305-4

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