Palliative management of bone pain in patients with advanced prostate cancer
- VernacularTitle:晚期前列腺癌患者骨痛的处理(附八例报告)
- Author:
Wenjun BAI
;
Xiaofeng WANG
;
Jichuan ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prostatic neoplasms;
Carcinoma;
Complication;
Treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
1994;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the management of bone pain in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Methods Bone pain in eight prostate cancer patients were managed with analgesics(8 cases), bisphosphonates(4 cases), external beam irradiation(2 cases) and strontium 89(2 cases). Results After the palliative measures, 8 patients were free of afflictions for 1 to 14 months,7 patients being alive and 1 died of respiratory failure thereafter. Conclusions Bone pain is the most common complication of advanced prostate cancer and may have great impact on the life quality of patients. Various therapeutic modalities should be employed to palliate this disabling symptom.
