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Genetic biomarkers associated with changes in quality of life and pain following palliative radiotherapy in patients with bone metastases.
Annals of palliative medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Furfari Anthony, Wan Bo Angela, Ding Keyue, Wong Andrew, Zhu Liting, Bezjak Andrea, Wong Rebecca, Wilson Carolyn F, DeAngelis Carlo, Azad Azar, Chow Edward, Charames George S
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BACKGROUND: Patients with bone metastases undergoing palliative radiation therapy (RT) may experience changes in both the functional and symptomatic aspects of quality of life (QOL). The European Organization of Cancer Research and Treatment (EORTC) QOL Questionnaire Core-15 Palliative (QLQ-C15-PAL) is a validated questionnaire employed to assess QOL specifically in palliative patients. Our study aimed to...
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