Bone metastases represent an important complication of malignant tumours. Despite improvement in surgical techniques and advances in systemic therapies, management of patients with bone metastatic disease remains a powerful cornerstone for the radiation oncologist. The primary goal of radiation therapy is to provide pain relief, preserving patient's quality of life.

The role of radiation therapy in bone metastases management / DE FELICE, Francesca; Piccioli, Andrea; Musio, Daniela; Tombolini, Vincenzo. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:15(2017), pp. 25691-25699. [10.18632/oncotarget.14823]

The role of radiation therapy in bone metastases management

DE FELICE, FRANCESCA
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TOMBOLINI, Vincenzo
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2017

Abstract

Bone metastases represent an important complication of malignant tumours. Despite improvement in surgical techniques and advances in systemic therapies, management of patients with bone metastatic disease remains a powerful cornerstone for the radiation oncologist. The primary goal of radiation therapy is to provide pain relief, preserving patient's quality of life.
2017
bone metastases; pain; palliative radiotherapy; pathologic fractures; spinal cord compression
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The role of radiation therapy in bone metastases management / DE FELICE, Francesca; Piccioli, Andrea; Musio, Daniela; Tombolini, Vincenzo. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:15(2017), pp. 25691-25699. [10.18632/oncotarget.14823]
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