Recognizing Radiation Therapy as Both Cause and Treatment for Cancer Pain
A review of the relationship between cancer, pain, pain management, and radiotherapy.
A review of the relationship between cancer, pain, pain management, and radiotherapy.
The consensus guideline, drafted by an ASTRO-convened expert task force, offers recommendations about radiotherapy, including brachytherapy, and chemoradiation, in different stage-of-disease and treatment-strategy settings.
An analysis conducted by the World Health Organization concluded that R&D costs do not provide enough evidence to justify high prices for cancer drugs.
One physician shares his insights on how repeated active discussions with patients about distress, treatment options, and goals can both reduce costs and help to identify when aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate.