Open AccessRadiation for palliation: Role of palliative radiotherapy in allevieating pain/symptoms in a prospective observational study at two Tertiary Care Centers
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar,
Hari Mukundan,
S. S. Bhatnagar,
Arti Sarin,
Sameer Taneja,
Srimukta Sahoo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_35_19
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , radiation therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , prospective cohort study , malignancy , observational study , nursing
Approximately one-third of patients attending the tertiary care center require palliative management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of palliative radiation in alleviating the pain and symptoms and improvement in quality of life (QOL).