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Early palliative radiation versus observation for high-risk asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic bone metastases: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: In patients with metastatic cancer, the bone is the third-most common site of involvement. Radiation to painful bone metastases results in high rates of pain control and is an integral part of bone metastases management. Up to one-third of inpatient consults are requested for painful bon...

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Autores principales: Rosen, Daniel B., Benjamin, Cory D., Yang, Joanna C., Doyle, Connor, Zhang, Zhigang, Barker, Chris A., Vaynrub, Max, Yang, T. Jonathan, Gillespie, Erin F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7670812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33203426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07591-w