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Effective bone palliation as related to various treatment regimens
Author(s) -
Allen Kirey L.,
Johnson Tom W.,
Hibbs George G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197602)37:2<984::aid-cncr2820370255>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , pain relief , palliative treatment , palliative care , surgery , malignant disease , cancer , nursing
Various dose‐time treatment plans have been used to obtain long duration pain relief in patients with metastatic bone disease. Very little has appeared in the literature evaluating the relationship of dose and fractionation to initial, delayed and permanent bone pain relief. At the Swedish Hospital Tumor Institute, 152 treatment fields in 110 patients were evaluated, with a clinical follow‐up in many of over five years. Those treated at lower total doses with less fractionation achieved the same quality and duration of pain relief as higher doses. Treatment plans also were compared using the Ellis method of nominal standard dose.