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Irrational fear of whole‐brain radiotherapy: Are we doing our patients a disservice?
Author(s) -
Brown Paul D.,
Gondi Vinai
Publication year - 2018
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/cncr.31649
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , whole brain radiotherapy , intensive care medicine , disease , brain disease , irrational number , surgery , brain metastasis , cancer , metastasis , geometry , mathematics
The authors consider the importance of a careful, balanced review of therapeutic options with patients and the current understanding of the therapeutic ratio of whole‐brain radiotherapy in patient populations with widespread intracranial disease. The goal of reviewing these options is to provide an unbiased discussion of the potential benefits and risks of whole‐brain radiotherapy, particularly with regard to cognitive outcomes.