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The challenge of prognostication in palliative radiotherapy: the way forward is shared decision-making

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  1. Palliative Care Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, Italy

    Romina Rossi, Marianna Ricci, Maria Caterina Pallotti & Marco Maltoni

  2. Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy

    Emanuela Scarpi & Monia Dall’Agata

  3. Radiotherapy Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy

    Luca Tontini, Martina Pieri, Simona Micheletti & Antonino Romeo

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Rossi, R., Scarpi, E., Dall’Agata, M. et al. The challenge of prognostication in palliative radiotherapy: the way forward is shared decision-making. Support Care Cancer 28, 1545–1546 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05157-6

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