Background: Palliative radiation therapy (RT) is increasingly recognized as a crucial
component of care for patients with advanced, incurable malignancies. In Pakistan, where …

More than half of patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy (RT) are treated in a
palliative setting. Elderly or frail patients with metastatic/recurrent cancer require palliative …

Background: Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) is the eventual requirement in 30-50% of all
cancer patients. PRT is primarily aimed to relieve pain and prevent/treat collapse or fracture …

Purpose: Approximately one-third of patients attending the tertiary care center require
palliative management. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of palliative …

Background: In the low resource countries like Pakistan, the majority of cancer patients are
seen in advanced stages due to lack of awareness and resources. Different studies have …

Background: Palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) is an effective mode of treating
painful bone metastasis. While 8 Gy single fraction radiation is often effective for the same …

Aims: The aim of this study is to compare between two different fractionation radiation Dose
schedules for palliation of advanced solid tumours. Setting and design: An interventional …

Background: To assess the efficacy of single fraction with two different multi-fractionated
radiotherapy regimens in treatment of painful bone metastases. Methods: Patients with …

Radiotherapy is effective in palliating symptoms for patients with advanced malignancies.
Different dose-fractionation schedules and techniques are used worldwide, but resources …

Radiotherapy commonly is employed to address symptoms in patients with symptoms
caused by cancer. For this article, the authors reviewed data supporting the use of …