Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8218874 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Age disparity with palliative radiation therapy exists among older cancer patients. Further research should strive to identify barriers to palliative radiation among the elderly, and extra effort should be made to give older patients the opportunity to receive this quality of life-enhancing treatment at the end of life.
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Authors
Jonathan BS, Beibei PhD, Heidi N. MD, Eric J. MD, Maria Elena PhD, Quynh-Thu MD, Loren K. MD, James D. MD, MS,