Cost of palliative radiation to the bone for patients with bone metastases secondary to breast or prostate cancer

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[2] Chow E(2010)Treatment of painful bone metastases Nat Rev Clin Oncol 7 220-229

[3] Rades D(2007)Supportive care in multiple myeloma Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 20 817-835

[4] Schild SE(2004)Docetaxel plus prednisone or mitoxantrone plus prednisone for advanced prostate cancer N Engl J Med 351 1502-1512

[5] Abrahm JL(2004)Docetaxel and estramustine compared with mitoxantrone and prednisone for advanced refractory prostate cancer N Engl J Med 351 1513-1520

[6] Ludwig H(2007)Factors affecting survival in breast cancer patients following bone metastasis Tumori 93 580-586

[7] Zojer N(1997)Skeletal complications of malignancy Cancer 80 1588-1594

[8] Tannock IF(2010)Skeletal related events, bone metastasis and survival of prostate cancer: a population based cohort study in Denmark (1999 to 2007) J Urol 184 162-167

[9] de Wit R(2006)Palliation and supportive care in radiation medicine Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 20 187-211

[10] Berry WR(1999)Palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases: there is now evidence for the use of single fractions Radiother Oncol 52 95-96

[1] Fairchild A(2007)Role of radiation therapy and radiopharmaceuticals in bone metastases Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 1 169-173

[2] Chow E(2010)Treatment of painful bone metastases Nat Rev Clin Oncol 7 220-229

[3] Rades D(2007)Supportive care in multiple myeloma Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 20 817-835

[4] Schild SE(2004)Docetaxel plus prednisone or mitoxantrone plus prednisone for advanced prostate cancer N Engl J Med 351 1502-1512

[5] Abrahm JL(2004)Docetaxel and estramustine compared with mitoxantrone and prednisone for advanced refractory prostate cancer N Engl J Med 351 1513-1520

[6] Ludwig H(2007)Factors affecting survival in breast cancer patients following bone metastasis Tumori 93 580-586

[7] Zojer N(1997)Skeletal complications of malignancy Cancer 80 1588-1594

[8] Tannock IF(2010)Skeletal related events, bone metastasis and survival of prostate cancer: a population based cohort study in Denmark (1999 to 2007) J Urol 184 162-167

[9] de Wit R(2006)Palliation and supportive care in radiation medicine Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 20 187-211

[10] Berry WR(1999)Palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases: there is now evidence for the use of single fractions Radiother Oncol 52 95-96