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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

An Analysis of Clinical and Systemic Factors Associated with Palliative Radiotherapy Delivery and Completion at the End of Life in Alberta, Canada.

Siddhartha Goutam, Sunita Ghosh, Jordan Stosky, Alexander Tam, Sarah Quirk, Alysa Fairchild, Jackson Wu, Marc Kerba

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Siddhartha GoutamFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5398-2357
Sunita GhoshFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.
Jordan StoskyDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Alexander TamTom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Sarah QuirkDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Alysa FairchildFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.
Jackson WuDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Marc KerbaDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy (RT) is often utilized for symptom control at the end of life. Palliative RT (pRT) may not be taken to completion by patients, thus decreasing clinical benefits and adversely impacting resource allocation. We determined rates of incomplete pRT and examined predictors of non-completion using an electronic questionnaire.

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NeoplasmsAlbertaDeathHumansPalliative CareReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Speciescancerend of lifepalliative radiotherapyprognosticationquestionnairesymptom control

Identifiers

PMID38132364
PMCPMC10742975

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