Senior CA patients also benefit from palliative radiotherapy

(HealthDay)—All patients with painful bone metastasis should be referred for palliative radiotherapy to relieve the pain, regardless of age, according to a study published online May 23 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. Jon Cacicedo, M.D., from Universitario Cruces/Biocruces Health Research Institute in Barakaldo, Spain, and colleagues evaluated whether age is a predictor of pain response after […]

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