Dr. Adam Holtzman, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, explains how innovation is improvingradiation therapy. Doctors often use radiation to targetcancer cells, but did you know radiation therapy can also provide relief from pain? "Radiation therapy is typically used in about 50% to 60% of allc...
Hormonal therapy-pain relief and recalcification. In: Bone Metastasis - Monitoring and Treatment. eds B A Stoll & S Parbhoo. Raven Press, New York; pp 321-342Ford H. T., Yarnold J. R. Radiation therapy. Pain relief and recalcification. Bone metastasis. Monitoring and treatment, B. A....
Fifty to eighty percent of patients with bone metastasis receive some pain relief when treated with radiation therapy (RT), but only 20%-50% have a complete response. In patients with bone metastasis, does the fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) maximum ...
The study arose from the observation that many patients hospitalized for painful bone metastases have evidence of these lesions on imaging scans several months earlier, Dr. Gillespie said. Although external beam radiation therapy is standard-of-care for painful lesions, it has not been used for asy...
Cancer related pain may be due to the malignant disease itself, or subsequent to treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. The pathophysiology of pain due to cancer may be complex and include a variety of nociceptive, inflammatory, and neuropathic mechanisms. Despite modern ...
Perspectives from our patients: A current state needs analysis for radiation therapy patient education at the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre Dedication to a patient-centered approach to patient education in radiation therapy brings with it the opportunity to improve patient experiences as well as outcomes...
pragmatic and observational research dovepress cancer pain therapy with a fixed combination of prolonged-release oxycodone/naloxone: results from a non-int... O Pragmatic,Research 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 Innovative pain therapy with a fixed combination of prolonged-release oxycodone/naloxone: a large...
The use of adjuvant analgesic pain improves opioid responses and is opioid sparing in certain circumstances. The best strategy to manage cancer pain involves multiple modality therapies including surgery, interventional pain procedures, radiation therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy....
Cancer can cause neuropathic pain as a result of peripheral nerve compression by a tumor or as a complication of cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery. Neuropathic pain is a debilitating neurological disease that can greatly impair the function and quality of life ...
The methodology of Hartsell et al in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9714 trial,18 which assessed pain response at the 3-month time point following treatment, was used to determine pain response rates. Photographs of the treated site(s) were taken at in-person visits; photographs...