Clinical assessment of palliative radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

Related Articles Clinical assessment of palliative radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Cancer Radiother. 2018 Dec;22(8):778-783 Authors: Tian Q, Zhang F, Wang Y Abstract PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and response to radiotherapy for improving the symptoms and quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We enrolled 31 eligible patients (20 men, 11 women) with pancreatic cancer who were receiving radiotherapy from February 2012 to February 2014. The prescribed dose was 40 to 42Gy delivered to the planning target volume in seven to ten fractions of 4 to 6Gy. Patients completed Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Functional Assessment Of…
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