Expectations About the Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Patients With Incurable Lung Cancer | Zendy

Aileen B. Chen | Zendy; Angel M. Cronin | Zendy; Jane C. Weeks | Zendy; Elizabeth A. Chrischilles | Zendy; Jennifer Malin | Zendy; James A. Hayman | Zendy; Deborah Schrag | Zendy

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Expectations About the Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Patients With Incurable Lung Cancer

Author(s) -

Aileen B. Chen,

Angel M. Cronin,

Jane C. Weeks,

Elizabeth A. Chrischilles,

Jennifer Malin,

James A. Hayman,

Deborah Schrag

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2012.48.5748

Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , disease , cancer , cohort , radiation therapy , population , palliative care , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , intensive care medicine , nursing , environmental health , paleontology , biology

Although radiation therapy (RT) can palliate symptoms and may prolong life, it is not curative for patients with metastatic lung cancer. We investigated patient expectations about the goals of RT for incurable lung cancers.

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