Single-center, retrospective study on changes in pain-relieving therapy after bone metastasis detection by bone scintigraphy in prostate cancer patients

• Main Authors: Thamyrys Bessa Silva (Author), Marcella Araugio Soares Cardoso (Author), Jayda Eiras Ramim (Author), Anke Bergmann (Author), Priscilla Brunelli Pujatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Whole-body bone scintigraphy (WB-BS) is used for detecting and monitoring metastatic spread of prostate cancer (PCa) and to investigate bone pain episodes. To investigate the impact of a positive WB-BS on pain-relieving medicine prescription in PCa patients, a single-center, retrospective c...