Utilization of palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases near end of life in a population-based cohort

BACKGROUND: Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) can significantly improve quality of life for patients dying of cancer with bone metastases. However, an aggressive cancer treatment near end of life is an indicator of poor-quality care. But the optimal rate of overall palliative RT use near the end of life...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tiwana, Manpreet S., Barnes, Mark, Kiraly, Andrew, Olson, Robert A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26748495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0072-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26748495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0072-5

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