[Radiotherapy for tumor pain. Long-term freedom from pain with minimal side-effects].
Radiotherapy may be the treatment of choice in patients suffering pain from early-stage cancer and is used in curative intent. In addition, it is often used for palliative treatment in advanced tumor disease, when, thanks to local regression of the tumor, pain relief may be long-term and achieved with only mild or moderate side effects.
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Abteilung Strahlentherapie, Universität Ulm. dagmar.dohr@medizin.uni-ulm.de
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D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome