ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022
Improving the Integration between Palliative Radiotherapy and Supportive Care: A Narrative Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Supportive care needs and associated factors in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- Symptom Clusters by Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in Radiotherapy and Palliative Care Clinic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- The PALLIA-TRAINING study: mixed-methods study to identify educational needs in palliative care among French oncology fellows.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Impact of Pain Education on Pain Relief in Oncological Patients: A Narrative Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Cancers · 2025Review
- Improving accessibility to radiotherapy services in Cali, Colombia: cross-sectional equity analyses using open data and big data travel times from 2020.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
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- Severity of Financial Toxicity for Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Review
- Adequacy of Pain Management in Patients Referred for Radiation Therapy: A Subanalysis of the Multicenter ARISE-1 Study.Cancers · 2023Article
- Thirty-day Mortality in Palliative Radiotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis in a Single Center.Cancer diagnosis & prognosisArticle
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is known to be effective in relieving cancer related symptoms. However, many studies and clinical practice show several barriers hindering its use and worsening the quality of patient support during PRT. Various solutions were proposed to overcome these barriers: training on PRT for supportive and palliative care specialists and training on palliative care for radiation oncologists, and introduction of pathways and organizational models specifically dedicated to PRT. Evidence on innovative organizational models and mutual training experiences is few and sparse. Therefore, the aim of this literature review is to present a quick summary of the information available on improving the PRT quality through training, new pathways, and innovative organizational models. The majority of studies on the integration of PRT with other palliative and supportive therapies present low levels of evidence being mostly retrospective analyses. However, it should be emphasized that all reports uniformly showed advantages coming from the integration of PRT with supportive therapies. To actively participate in the integration of PRT and palliative care, providing comprehensive support to the needs of patients with advanced cancer, radiation oncologists should not only plan PRT but also: (i) assess and manage symptoms and stress, (ii) rapidly refer patients to specialists in management of more complex symptoms, and (iii) participate in multidisciplinary palliative care teams. To this end, improved education in palliative care both in residency schools and during professional life through continuous medical education is clearly needed. In particular, effective training is needed for radiotherapy residents to enable them to provide patients with comprehensive palliative care. Therefore, formal teaching of adequate duration, interactive teaching methods, attendance in palliative care services, and education in advanced palliative care should be planned in post-graduated schools of radiotherapy.
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