The rapid access palliative radiotherapy program: Blueprint for initiation of a one-stop multidisciplinary bone metastases clinic

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Fairchild, A ^a   Pituskin, E ^a   Rose, B ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Dutka, J ^a   Driga, A ^a   Tachynski, P ^a   Borschneck, J ^a   Gagnon, L ^a   MacDonnell, S ^a   Middleton, J ^a   Thavone, K ^a   Carstairs, S ^a   Brent, D ^a   Severin, D ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Outpatient clinic; Pain relief; Palliative radiotherapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149095371     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0468-3     Document Type: Article

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