Thirty ‐day mortality after palliative radiotherapy in advanced cancer patients: Optimizing end‐of‐life care in Asia

ConclusionAlmost one-third of the patients received PRT in the last 30  days of life. The use of hypofractionation for PRT was low in this Asian population. Further research is necessary to develop a predictive model of early mortality, allowing tailored end-of-life care for Asian patients.

Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology - March 7, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Mi Sun Kim, Hyejung Cha, Sei Hwan You, Sunghyun Kim Tags: Radiation Oncology —Original Article Source Type: research