Palliative therapy with bone seeking radiopharmaceuticals.
Pain palliation with unsealed source therapy is an effective and cost effective treatment for patients with cancer metastatic to bone who present with progressive pain. Used in the appropriate setting this form of therapy can make an enormous contribution to a very large number of patients.
McEwan
A J
AJ
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. sandy.mcewan@cancer-board.ab.ca
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals