Criteria for Palliation of Bone Metastases

Bone metastases are one of the complications that may arise in 14-70% of cancer patients. Although the management of patients with metastatic bone pain must be a multidisciplinary approach including analgesia, hormone treatment, etc., irradiation for patients with metastatic bone pain is specifically emphasized in this publication. This is a guide for specialists in clinical oncology that should help to improve clinical management of metastatic bone pain patients treated with radiotherapy and radionuclide therapy.--Publisher's description.