1 National University Hospital Center of Dalal Jamm, Guédiawaye, Senegal.
2 Joliot Curie Institute of the University Hospital Center of Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal.
3 Radiotherapy Department of the Oncology Hospital of the University Hospital Center Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.
4 Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 11(03), 220–225
Received on 13 August 2021; revised on 16 September 2021; accepted on 18 September 2021
Background: Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy is a new tool in the Senegalese therapeutic arsenal. Symptomatic bone metastases affect the quality of life of patients. Analgesic radiotherapy is proposed to patients to relieve them.
Patients and methods: A prospective descriptive study was carried out on all patients with symptomatic bone metastasis. Hypo-fractionated radiotherapy was performed on the painful site. The visual analogue scale was used to assess pain before radiotherapy, 72 hours and one week after. Results: The sex ratio was 0.5. The median age at diagnosis of symptomatic metastasis was 53 years. All patients received 8 Gy (Gray) in one session. A complete response was noted one week post radiotherapy.
Conclusion: Analgesic radiotherapy improves the quality of life of patients with symptomatic bone metastasis.
Bone metastasis; Radiotherapy; Pain; Quality of life
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Kanta Ka, Mamadou Moustapha Dieng, Papa Macoumba Gaye, Boucar Ndong, Mahomed Ilyas Yessoufou, El hadj Amadou Sall, El hadj Aliou Balde, Ibrahima Thiam, Awa Sadikh Badiane and Touria Bouhafa. Analgesic radiation therapy for bone metastasis in Dakar. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 11(3), 220-225. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.11.3.0451