Radiotherapy basics for family physicians. Potent tool for symptom relief

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue NOV., 2005, Pages 1496-1501

  Samant, Rajiv ^a   Gooi, Adrian Chuen Chiang ^b  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CODEINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENOXYLATE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; LIDOCAINE; LOPERAMIDE; MORPHINE; NYSTATIN; ONDANSETRON; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SUCRALFATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; ZINC SULFIDE;

BONE PAIN; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYSTITIS; DIARRHEA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ERYTHEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PROCTITIS; REVIEW; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SOFT TISSUE METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 28444481421     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: 0008350X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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