Relationship between morphine and radiotherapy for management of symptomatic bone metastases from lung cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 743-745

  Ishiyama, Hiromichi ^a   Shibata, Akiko ^a   Niino, Keiji ^a   Hosoya, Takaaki ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone metastasis; Lung cancer; Morphine; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG UTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPOSITORY; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BONE NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 5444232822     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0625-2     Document Type: Article

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