The Role of Radiation Oncologist in Palliative Care Conferences in Cancer Hospital

VernacularTitle:緩和ケアカンファレンスへの放射線治療科医参加の役割
Author: Kenji MAKITA ¹ ; Yasushi HAMAMOTO ² ; Kei NAGASAKI ¹ ; Hiromitsu KANZAKI ¹ ; Kosuke MIURA ¹ ; Katsuhiro NARUMOTO ³
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1. Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
2. Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
3. Department of Palliative Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
Keywords: palliative care conference; palliative radiotherapy; radiation oncologist
From:Palliative Care Research 2023;18(1):43-48
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Sometimes palliative radiotherapy (pRT) is not always used appropriately. In our institution, radiation oncologists started to participate the palliative care conferences from September 2021. Between September 2021 and August 2022, 26 (7.6%) of 341 patients presented at this conference were considered candidates for pRT. Finally, 11 patients (3.2%) underwent pRT (ulcerative breast cancer, 2; metastatic spinal cord compression, 1; re-irradiation, 6; peritoneal dissemination, 1; multiple liver metastases, 1). The participation of radiation oncologists at the palliative care conference is thought to facilitate the treatment option of palliative radiotherapy.