Palliative radiotherapy for painful non-bone lesions in patients with advanced cancer: a single center retrospective study.

Yurika ShindoYutaro KoideNaoya NagaiTomoki KitagawaTakahiro AoyamaHidetoshi ShimizuShingo HashimotoHiroyuki TachibanaTakeshi KodairaShunichi IshiharaShinji Naganawa

Published in: Japanese journal of radiology (2024)

Palliative radiotherapy can potentially be a safe and well-tolerated modality for managing painful non-bone lesions, with a low rate of adverse events.

Keyphrases

advanced cancer
palliative care
early stage
bone mineral density
locally advanced
radiation therapy
radiation induced
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
squamous cell carcinoma