Income and Employment of Patients at the Start of and During Follow-up After Palliative Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastasis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to understand the income and employment status of patients at the start of and during follow-up after palliative radiation therapy for bone metastasis.

Methods and materials

From December 2020 to March 2021, a prospective multi-institutional observational study was conducted to investigate income and employment of patients at the start of administration of radiation therapy for bone metastasis and at 2 and 6 months after treatment. Of 333 patients referred to radiation therapy for bone metastasis, 101 were not registered, mainly because of their poor general condition, and another 8 were excluded from the follow-up analysis owing to ineligibility.

Results

In 224 patients analyzed, 108 had retired for reasons unrelated to cancer, 43 ha

SUBMITTER: Shirato H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature