Improving the Integration between Palliative Radiotherapy and Supportive Care: A Narrative Review

Improving the Integration between Palliative Radiotherapy and Supportive Care: A Narrative Review

Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is known to be effective in relieving cancer related symptoms. However, many studies and clinical practice show several barriers hindering its use and worsening the quality of patient support during PRT. Various solutions were proposed to overcome these barriers: traini...

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Main Authors:	Erica Scirocco, Francesco Cellini, Costanza Maria Donati, Jenny Capuccini, Romina Rossi, Milly Buwenge, Luigi Montanari, Marco Maltoni, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:	Current Oncology
Subjects:	literature review radiotherapy palliative supportive care training organizational models
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/10/627

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