Use of Radiation Therapy Within the Last Year of Life Among Cancer Patients.

Related Articles Use of Radiation Therapy Within the Last Year of Life Among Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 05 01;101(1):21-29 Authors: Tseng YD, Gouwens NW, Lo SS, Halasz LM, Spady P, Mezheritsky I, Loggers E Abstract PURPOSE: We examined radiation therapy (RT) use within the last year of life (LYOL). As palliative RT (PRT) has been well studied in patients with ≥6-week life expectancies, we hypothesized that PRT use would be constant over the LYOL, except for the last 30 days, when use would decline given lack of prospective data supporting it. MATERIALS AND METHODS: At a…
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