Palliative Radiotherapy Provides Symptom Relief for Children

Summary: A new study shows that a treatment called palliative radiotherapy is highly effective at relieving pain for children with cancer. Doctors looked at kids who received this radiation treatment specifically to help with their symptoms, rather than to cure the disease. They found that 72% of the treatments completely took away the patients' symptoms! Even when kids needed the treatment a second time in the exact same spot, it worked 90% of the time. The treatment was also very safe, with zero severe side effects reported. Because children's cancers react differently to radiation than adults' cancers, having this kid-specific data is a huge step forward in helping young patients feel better.

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