Single-institution analysis of the prevalence, indications and outcomes of end-of-life radiotherapy
Sebastian M. Christ; Markus Schettle; Annina Seiler; Matthias Guckenberger; David Blum; Nicolaus Andratschke; Caroline Hertler · 2021 · Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
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Abstract
Background: Radiotherapy plays an important role for symptom control in advanced stage cancer patients. Yet patients need to be carefully selected, and its use and benefits must be weighed against time spent under treatment and patient priorities in the last phase of life. In this study, we assess prevalence, indications and outcomes of radiotherapy close to death. Methods: We screened all radiotherapy treatments performed at the Department of Radiation Oncology of the University Hospital Zurich between January 2010 and December 2019 to identify those which occurred near patients’ end-of-life.
Abstract by Sebastian M. Christ; Markus Schettle; Annina Seiler; Matthias Guckenberger; David Blum; Nicolaus Andratschke; Caroline Hertler, Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology (2021) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1016/j.ctro.2021.06.010