Radiotherapeutic Options for Symptom Control in Breast Cancer

Breast care

Gabriele Beckmann¹  Wolfgang Schulze¹  Petra Feyer¹  Birgitt van Oorschot¹  Dirk Rades¹ 

[1]aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Würzburg, Berlin, Germany

关键词: Radiotherapy;    Breast cancer;    Symptom control;    Palliative care;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000324564

学科分类：泌尿医学

来源: S Karger AG

【 摘 要 】

The majority of breast cancer patients will require radiation therapy at some time during the course of their disease. An estimated 30–50% of all radiation treatments are of palliative nature, either to alleviate symptoms or prophylactic to prevent deterioration of quality of life due to locally progressive disease. Radiotherapy is a locally effective tool, and typically causes no systemic and mostly mild acute side effects. The following article provides an overview of options and decision-making in palliative radiotherapy for symptom control.

【 授权许可】

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