A Retrospective Study of Rapid Symptom Response in Bleeding Gynecologic Malignancies with Short Course Palliative Radiation Therapy: Less is More

Advanced gynecologic malignancies can cause significant vaginal bleeding. Radiotherapy (RT) is often used to palliate symptoms, but limited data exists concerning the optimal dose and expected time to bleeding hemostasis in this population.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - August 17, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anish A. Butala, Daniel Y. Lee, Roshal R. Patel, Nawar A. Latif, Ashley F. Haggerty, Ima Paydar, Joshua A. Jones, Neil K. Taunk Source Type: research