Radiotherapeutic Options for Symptom Control in Breast Cancer | Zendy

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Radiotherapeutic Options for Symptom Control in Breast Cancer

Author(s) -

Birgitt van Oorschot,

Gabriele Beckmann,

Wolfgang Schulze,

Dirk Rades,

Petra Feyer

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

breast care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1661-3805

pISSN - 1661-3791

DOI - 10.1159/000324564

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , breast cancer , disease , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , intensive care medicine , cancer , disease control , nursing , virology

SUMMARY: The majority of breast cancer patients will require radiation therapy at some time during the course of their disease. An estimated 30-50% of all radiation treatments are of palliative nature, either to alleviate symptoms or prophylactic to prevent deterioration of quality of life due to locally progressive disease. Radiotherapy is a locally effective tool, and typically causes no systemic and mostly mild acute side effects. The following article provides an overview of options and decision-making in palliative radiotherapy for symptom control.

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