Open AccessPalliative radiotherapy and quality of life in patients with locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer: a single centre experience from Central India
Author(s) -
Kamal Bandhate,
Ashok Kumar Diwan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4640
pISSN - 1507-1367
DOI - 10.5603/rpor.a2021.0136
Subject(s) - odynophagia , medicine , dysphagia , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , esophageal cancer , radiation therapy , cancer , surgery , nursing
Patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LAESCC ) have decreased quality of life (QoL) and, thus, require palliative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). The present study was performed to evaluate the QoL in patients with LAESCC undergoing palliative EBRT.