Open AccessPalliative external beam radiotherapy for advanced breast cancer patients with brain metastasis in the university college hospital Ibadan
Author(s) -
Hassan Ibrahim,
Aliyu Ango Yaroko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_42_18
Subject(s) - medicine , brain metastasis , breast cancer , radiation therapy , metastasis , medical record , nausea , complication , quality of life (healthcare) , cancer , oncology , radiology , nursing
Brain metastasis is a dreaded complication that significantly reduces the quality of life in breast cancer patients. The treatment options are limited by the inability of many chemotherapeutic agents to cross the blood-brain barrier. Surgery also has a limited role, except in few selected patients with oligometastasis. Therefore, whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) remains the available option that gives a gratifying result. However, the benefit of this treatment modality in our resource-poor environment needs to be investigated.