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KMID : 0856920070100020074
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2007 Volume.10 No. 2 p.74 ~ p.77
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The Actual Conditions of Palliative RadiationTherapy for Patients in the Hospice Ward
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Lee Kyoung-Hwan
Sun Der-Sheng
Shim Byoung-Yong
Kim Sung-Hwan
Kim Chi-Hong
Kim Su-Zy
Lee Ok-Kyung
Shin Ok-Kyung
Kim Eun-Joung
Kim Hoon-Kyo
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Abstract
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Purpose: We evaluated how many patients received radiotherapy and how many those of them could not complete radiation therapy in Hospice Ward.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the general characteristics in 33 patients who began to receive palliative radiation therapy, and radiation dose and reasons of not?completing radiation therapy in Hospice Ward of St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Results: Thirty three (8.2%) among 404 patients who had been admitted from November 2003 and October 2005 received palliative radiation therapy. The main indications of radiation therapy included brain metastasis, painful bone metastasis, painful tumor mass, and obstructive shortness of breath. Forty five percent of these patients could not complete. And 20% could receive less than 1/3 of planned radiation dose. They failed to complete the treatment often due to poor general condition.
Conclusion: Although palliative radiation therapy had been used frequently for patients with advanced cancer in Hospice Ward of St. Vincent’s Hospital, but it was often not completed. With appropriate selection criteria of patients and shorter modification of radiation treatment period, more patients would be benefited with palliative radiation therapy in Hospice Ward. (Korean J Hosp Palliat Care 2007;10:74-77)
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KEYWORD
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Cancer, Palliative radiation therapy, Hospice ward
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