Palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases in octogenarians: How do the oldest olds respond? Results from a tertiary cancer center with 288 treated patients

Palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases in octogenarians: How do the oldest olds respond? Results from a tertiary cancer center with 288 treated patients

Abstract Background Accompanied by the demographic change, the number of octogenarian cancer patients with bone metastases will increase in the future. Palliative radiotherapy constitutes an effective analgesic treatment; however, as pain perception and bone metabolism change with increasing age, th...

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Main Authors: Alexander Rühle, Verlaine Ange Nya Yompang, Simon K. B. Spohn, Raluca Stoian, Constantinos Zamboglou, Eleni Gkika, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Nils H. Nicolay, Tanja Sprave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Elderly
Geriatric
Bone metastases
Octogenarians
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02122-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-022-02122-2

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