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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...
Autores principales: | Tiwana, Manpreet S., Barnes, Mark, Kiraly, Andrew, Olson, Robert A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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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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