Palliative radiation therapy in the last 30 days of life: A systematic review.

Related Articles Palliative radiation therapy in the last 30 days of life: A systematic review. Radiother Oncol. 2017 Nov;125(2):193-199 Authors: Park KR, Lee CG, Tseng YD, Liao JJ, Reddy S, Bruera E, Yennurajalingam S Abstract PURPOSE: To investigate the utilization of palliative radiation therapy (RT), predictors for the use of RT, and symptom palliation following RT during the last 30 days of life through systemic review of literature. MATERIALS/METHODS: A systematic search of available medical literature databases was performed on patients receiving palliative RT in the last 30 days of life. A total of 18 studies were evaluated. RESULTS: The overall palliative…
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