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Article

How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy?

by
R. Samant
1,2,* and
T. Tucker
2
1
The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2006, 13(6), 230-234; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108
Submission received: 1 September 2006 / Revised: 4 October 2006 / Accepted: 1 November 2006 / Published: 1 December 2006

Abstract

The value of radiotherapy for palliation is well known to oncologists but not necessarily to other physicians. Using terms such as symptom improvement ratio (SIR) and number needed to treat (NNT) rather than traditional response rates might be more appropriate in describing the benefits of palliative radiotherapy to other health care professionals.
Keywords: palliative radiotherapy; benefits; treatment responses; description palliative radiotherapy; benefits; treatment responses; description

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Samant, R.; Tucker, T. How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy? Curr. Oncol. 2006, 13, 230-234. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108

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Samant R, Tucker T. How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy? Current Oncology. 2006; 13(6):230-234. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108

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Samant, R., and T. Tucker. 2006. "How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy?" Current Oncology 13, no. 6: 230-234. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108

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Samant, R., & Tucker, T. (2006). How Should We Describe the Benefits of Palliative Radiotherapy? Current Oncology, 13(6), 230-234. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.v13i6.108

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