A Hird
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Recent Articles
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Chow E, Hird A, Zhang L, Sinclair E, Danjoux C, Barnes E, et al.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)
. 2009 Mar;
21(4):336-42.
PMID: 19250812
Aims: To examine the effect of radiotherapy for bone metastases on urinary markers of osteoclast activity. Materials And Methods: Patients with radiological evidence of bone metastases planned for palliative radiotherapy...
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Hird A, Zhang L, Holt T, Fairchild A, DeAngelis C, Loblaw A, et al.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol)
. 2009 Feb;
21(4):329-35.
PMID: 19232483
Aims: Pain flare occurs in over one-third of patients receiving palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases. A single dose of dexamethasone can decrease the incidence of pain flare during the first...
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Campos S, Davey P, Hird A, Pressnail B, Bilbao J, Aviv R, et al.
Curr Oncol
. 2009 Feb;
16(1):62-6.
PMID: 19229374
Brain metastasis is increasingly common, affecting 20%-40% of cancer patients. After diagnosis, survival is usually limited to months in these patients. Treatment for brain metastasis includes whole-brain radiation therapy, surgical...
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Hird A, Chow E, Yip D, ROSS M, Hadi S, Flynn C, et al.
Curr Oncol
. 2008 Nov;
15(5):219-25.
PMID: 19008996
Purpose: Reports investigating whether the response rates to palliative radiation therapy (RT) for painful bone metastases from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are similar to rates for bone metastases from other primary...
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Hadi S, Zhang L, Hird A, de Sa E, Chow E
Curr Oncol
. 2008 Nov;
15(5):211-8.
PMID: 19008995
Purpose: Symptom clusters (scs) are a dynamic construct. They consist of at least 2 or 3 interrelated symptoms that may be a significant predictor of patient morbidity. In a previous...
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Wong J, Hird A, Kirou-Mauro A, Napolskikh J, Chow E
Curr Oncol
. 2008 Nov;
15(5):25-45.
PMID: 19008990
Background: An estimated 20%-40% of cancer patients will develop brain metastases. Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is the standard treatment for patients with brain metastases. Although WBRT can reduce neurologic symptoms, the...