This article in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, discusses that when radiotherapy is delivered with palliative intent, it can help to alleviate a multitude of symptoms related to advanced cancer. It "explores the recent studies of radiotherapy near the end of life, examines general prognostic models for patients with advanced cancer, and describes specific clinical circumstances when radiotherapy may and may not be beneficial, and addresses open questions for future research to help clarify when palliative radiotherapy may be effective near the end of life".
Jones, J. A., Lutz, S. T., Chow, E. and Johnstone, P. A. (2014),
Palliative radiotherapy at the end of life: A critical review. CA: A Cancer
Journal for Clinicians. doi: 10.3322/caac.21242
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