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The Role of Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Bone Localized Cancers

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Metastatic disease remains a significant source of morbidity for the cancer patient. Approximately 50% of patients diagnosed with cancer will develop metastases, and of these, 70% will develop symptoms [10]. Pain is the most common symptom resulting from bone metastases and is described as severe in more than 50% of hospitalized cancer patients [4].

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    Marsha Haley (MD) & Steven A. Burton

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Peter C. Gerszten MD, MPH

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Haley, M., Gerszten, P.C., Burton, S.A. (2010). The Role of Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Bone Localized Cancers. In: Bone and Cancer. Topics in Bone Biology, vol 5. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-019-7_16

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