Given that treatment with curative intent is possible in only one-half
of cancer victims, and that such treatment frequently fails, the
majority of patients with cancer will require relief of symptoms and
signs caused by their disease. In this book, the specific contribution
of radiation therapy to palliation is considered within the context of
multidisciplinary management. Individual chapters are devoted to
palliative radiation therapy for primary tumours and metastases at
different sites. The management of pain is discussed, and chapters are
also devoted to end of life care, the management of complications of
radiation therapy, and useful medications. This book will prove useful
to radiation oncologists and medical students.