Valeria Faccenda, Medical Physicist at IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Foundation, recently shared a post by Sofia Paola Bianchi, a Radiation Oncologist at IRCCS Foundation National Cancer Institute of Milan, on X/Twitter, adding:
“In our prospective cohort study, palliative RT ensured short-term pain control, regardless of tumor type and dose fractionation regimen, in patients with BM.
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Quoting Sofia Paola Bianchi’s post:
“Finally the results of our experience in managing uncomplicated painful bone metastases (BM) patients.
Pain response (CR+PR):
– 62% at 1 month
– 60% at 3 months.
A multidisciplinary approach is paramount to provide better care to BM patients.”
Sources: Valeria Faccenda/X and Sofia Paola Bianchi/X
