Journal article
Patient Reported Outcomes After Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases as a Function of Age: A Secondary Analysis of the NCIC CTG SC—Twenty-Three Randomized Trial
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore the age difference in response and patient-reported outcomes in patients with cancer having bone metastases undergoing palliative radiotherapy.
METHODS: Patients completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality-of-Life (QOL) Bone Metastases module (QLQ-BM22), EORTC QOL Core-15-Palliative (QLQ-C15-PAL), and Dexamethasone Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ) before a single 8-Gy radiation …
Authors
Chow S; Ding K; Wan BA; Brundage M; Meyer RM; Nabid A; Chabot P; Coulombe G; Ahmed S; Kuk J
Journal
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 718–723
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
April 2018
DOI
10.1177/1049909117733435
ISSN
1049-9091