Investigating the palliative efficacy of whole-brain radiotherapy for patients with multiple-brain metastases and poor prognostic features

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 422-428

  Gerrard, G E ^a   Prestwich, R J ^a   Edwards, A ^b   Russon, L J ^c   Richards, F ^a   Johnston, C F ^d   Kwok Williams, M C ^a  

^a United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

^b Wakefield Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Palliation; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKULL IRRADIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID THERAPY; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0141519576     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(03)00148-1     Document Type: Article

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