Radiation Oncology/Supportive care

Medical Care

Commonly Performed Medical Procedures

• Ascites Tapping
• Central Venous Access
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Foley Catheterization

Palliative Care

• Dac Teoli et al. Palliative Care. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan. 2023 Feb 6. (PMID: 30725798)
• Mehak Swami et al. Effective Palliative Care: What Is Involved? Oncology (Williston Park). 2018 Apr 15;32(4):180-4. (PMID: 29684230)
• Toni L Glover et al. Palliative medicine and end-of-life care. Handb Clin Neurol. 2019;167:545-561. (PMID: 31753154)

Types of Treatment

• Palliative Radiotherapy
• Palliative Chemotherapy
• Palliative Surgery
• Symptom Control Medications

Supportive Care

Radiation Therapy Supportive Care

• Official Guidelines
• Performance scales - Karnofsky, ECOG, Lansky (pediatric)
• Constitutional
  • Dietary interventions
  • Anemia
  • Cachexia
  • Fatigue
  • Hot flashes
  • Pain
  • Exercise
  • Stress
  • Libido
• Neurologic symptoms
• Head and neck
  • Oral mucositis
  • Osteoradionecrosis
• Thorax
  • Dyspnea and Pneumonitis
• Gynecomastia
• Gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Esophagitis
  • Diarrhea
  • Proctitis
• Genitourinary symptoms
  • Cystitis
• Skin care
• Thromboembolism
• Hyperbaric oxygen

• Level I Evidence

Nutritional Support

• Paula Ravasco et al. J Clin Med. 2019 Aug; 8(8): 1211. Nutrition in Cancer Patients (PMID: 31416154)

External links

• Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)