The evaluation of life quality after HBI performed due to multiple skeletal dissemination
Leszek Miszczyk1, Aleksandra Gaborek, Jerzy Wydmański
1Zakład Radioterapii Centrum Onkologii, Instytut im. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie, Gliwce.
Abstract:
Background. The aim of the study was an evaluation of life quality after HBI performed due to multiple skeletal dissemination.
Material and methods. Material consisted of 25 patients. 8 of them had one dose UHBI (6 Gy) and 17 LHBI (8 Gy). Patients underwent examination 2 weeks after irradiation and next once a month up to 6 months. The pain level, analgetics intake, quality of life (QL) and performance status (PS) were assessed.
Results. The improvement of QL, PS and decrease of pain level during equal analgetics intake were found. The best results concerned to prostate cancer. 92% patients had pain relief after treatment.
Conclusion. Obtained results allow to form conclusion that HBI is easy and efficient method of palliative radiotherapy for patient with multiple skeletal dissemination.
