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Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Boyer, MJ; Salama, JK; Lee, WR
Published in: Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
January 1, 2014

Radiotherapy is an effective tool for the palliation of symptoms commonly caused by prostate cancer. The majority of painful bone metastases respond equally well to single or multiple fractions of external radiotherapy. Retreatment with a second course of radiation induces pain responses in approximately 50% of patients. For more diffuse metastases, either hemibody radiation or systemic radiopharmaceuticals can reduce pain, and radium-223 is associated with improved survival in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. Hematuria, bladder outlet obstruction, and rectal compression are all improved with palliative radiotherapy. The ability of stereotactic body radiation therapy to reduce pain compared with standard external radiation is being investigated, as is its role in treating those with limited metastatic disease.

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Published In

Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)

ISSN

0890-9091

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

306 / 312
 

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Boyer, M. J., Salama, J. K., & Lee, W. R. (2014). Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.), 28(4), 306–312.
Boyer, M. J., J. K. Salama, and W. R. Lee. “Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer.Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.) 28, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 306–12.
Boyer MJ, Salama JK, Lee WR. Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Oncology (Williston Park, NY). 2014 Jan 1;28(4):306–12.
Boyer, M. J., et al. “Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer.Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.), vol. 28, no. 4, Jan. 2014, pp. 306–12.
Boyer MJ, Salama JK, Lee WR. Palliative radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Oncology (Williston Park, NY). 2014 Jan 1;28(4):306–312.

Published In

Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)

ISSN

0890-9091

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

306 / 312