Beyond palliative radiotherapy: A pilot multidisciplinary brain metastases clinic

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 773-781

  Danielson, Brita ^a   Fairchild, Alysa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Multidisciplinary clinic; Palliative care; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY PROGRAM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863489952     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1149-1     Document Type: Article

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