EFFECTS OF PALLIATIVE TREATMENT BY RADIATION IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH BONE METASTASES AT 198 HOSPITAL

Nguyễn Thị Minh Phương, Hoàng Thanh Tuyền, Nguyễn Minh Dũng, Vi Thành Long

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30 patients with pain (moderate or severe) due to bone metastase were treated by conventional analgesics drug but not effective. These patients were treated by radiation bone pain relief response last 1 week good response last 1 month, 20% very good response, 70% with partial response, 10% not response. Bone pain relief response in all group 1 tumor, > 1 tumors and many tumors.

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