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List of works by May Tsao

5-Year Review of a Unique Multidisciplinary Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Clinic ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2011

A Review of Radiotherapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck ⬇️

scientific article published on November 20, 2012

A meta‐analysis evaluating stereotactic radiosurgery, whole‐brain radiotherapy, or both for patients presenting with a limited number of brain metastases ⬇️

scientific article published in September 2011

A pilot study with palonosetron in the prophylaxis of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

A review of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program in patients with advanced cancer referred for palliative radiotherapy over two decades

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

An update in symptom clusters using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in a palliative radiotherapy clinic

scientific article published on 23 May 2017

Analysis of Pain and Interference Patterns With Brief Pain Inventory in Patients With Bone Metastases: A Confirmatory Study

scientific article published on 8 June 2011

Are we better a decade later in the accuracy of survival prediction by palliative radiation oncologists?

scientific article published on 21 November 2018

Collaboration between primary care physicians and radiation oncologists

scientific article published on January 2017

Comparing baseline symptom severity and demographics over two time periods in an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Comparison of pain response and functional interference outcomes between spinal and non-spinal bone metastases treated with palliative radiotherapy

scientific article published on 08 April 2011

Comparison of the efficacy and acute toxicity of weekly versus daily chemoradiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on January 2004

Cone Beam CT (CBCT) Evaluation of Inter- and Intra-Fraction Motion for Patients Undergoing Brain Radiotherapy Immobilized using a Commercial Thermoplastic Mask on a Robotic Couch ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

Continued success of the rapid response radiotherapy program: a review of 2004-2008.

scientific article published on 30 January 2009

Correlating symptoms and their changes with survival in patients with brain metastases

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Correlation of computed tomography imaging features with pain response in patients with spine metastases after radiation therapy

scientific article published on October 2010

Could time of whole brain radiotherapy delivery impact overall survival in patients with multiple brain metastases?

scientific article published on October 2016

Debate: single-fraction treatment should be standard in the retreatment of uncomplicated bone metastases.

scientific article published on October 2015

Determining the incidence of pain flare following palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic bone metastases: results from three canadian cancer centers

scientific article published on 23 January 2009

Development and Internal Validation of a Clinical Risk Score to Predict Pain Response After Palliative Radiation Therapy in Patients With Bone Metastases

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Dexamethasone for the prophylaxis of radiation-induced pain flare after palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: a pilot study

scientific article published on 23 January 2007

Do elderly patients with metastatic cancer have worse quality of life scores? ⬇️

scientific article published on November 12, 2011

Do patients receiving pelvic radiation and anti-emetics experience diarrhea and/or constipation?

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Do patients with brain metastases selected for whole brain radiotherapy have worse baseline quality of life as compared to those for radiosurgery or neurosurgery (with or without whole brain radiotherapy)?

scientific article published in January 2016

EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL quality of life scores in patients with advanced cancer referred for palliative radiotherapy ⬇️

scientific article published on May 3, 2011

Edmonton symptom assessment scale as a prognosticative indicator in patients with advanced cancer

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

Effects of circadian rhythms and treatment times on the response of radiotherapy for painful bone metastases.

scientific article published on 19 October 2016

Efficacy and safety of palonosetron for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV): a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 04 March 2014

Efficacy of postoperative radiation treatment for bone metastases in the extremities

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Efficacy of the combination neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, palonosetron, and dexamethasone compared to others for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Elderly patients with painful bone metastases should be offered palliative radiotherapy

scientific article published on 18 June 2009

Evaluation of the 3-day recall period for the Functional Life Index-Emesis (FLIE)

scientific article published on 04 June 2018

Exploration of symptoms clusters within cancer patients with brain metastases using the Spitzer Quality of Life Index

scientific article published on 31 May 2009

Fatigue in advanced cancer patients attending an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic as screened by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System ⬇️

scientific article published on May 4, 2011

Fatigue scores in patients receiving palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases

scientific article published on 24 December 2014

Fatigue scores in patients with brain metastases receiving whole brain radiotherapy

scientific article published on 9 February 2014

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of vestibular schwannomas: combined experience of the Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and the Princess Margaret Hospital

scientific article published in July 2002

Functional Interference due to Pain Following Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases Among Patients in Their Last Three Months of Life

scientific article published on 9 April 2011

Gender Difference in Symptom Presentations Among Patients With Bone Metastases in Gender-Specific and Gender-Neutral Primary Cancers

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Has pain management in cancer patients with bone metastases improved? A seven-year review at an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic

scientific article published on 27 May 2008

Has the pattern of practice in the prescription of radiotherapy for the palliation of thoracic symptoms changed between 1999 and 2006 at the rapid response radiotherapy program?

scientific article published on March 2008

Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in five daily fractions for post-operative surgical cavities in brain metastases patients with and without prior whole brain radiation

scientific article published on 24 April 2013

Impact of dyspnea on advanced cancer patients referred to a palliative radiotherapy clinic

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Impact of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting on quality of life

scientific article published on 28 May 2018

Inadequate pain management in cancer patients attending an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic

scientific article published on 26 July 2015

Initial presentation as sclerotic bone metastases in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Investigation of irradiated volume in linac-based brain hypo-fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Involvement of family physicians in the care of cancer patients seen in the palliative Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Is response to radiotherapy in patients related to the severity of pretreatment pain?

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Management of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting with palonosetron in patients with pre-existing emesis: a pilot study

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Minimal Clinically Important Differences in the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in Patients With Advanced Cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on November 22, 2012

Minimal clinically important differences in the EORTC QLQ-BN20 in patients with brain metastases

scientific article published on 10 February 2015

Minimal clinically important differences in the brief pain inventory in patients with bone metastases ⬇️

scientific article published on February 15, 2013

Minimal important differences in the EORTC QLQ‐C15‐PAL to determine meaningful change in palliative advanced cancer patients ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Minimal important differences in the EORTC QLQ‐C30 in patients with advanced cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2013

Multifocal cerebellar liponeurocytoma.

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NIMG-51T1-HYPERINTENSE LESIONS AS A PREDICTOR OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT HIGH GRADE GLIOMA ON BEVACIZUMAB.

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Palliative radiotherapy trials for bone metastases: a systematic review

scientific article published on April 2007

Patient expectation of the partial response and response shift in pain score.

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Patient preference for stereotactic radiosurgery plus or minus whole brain radiotherapy for the treatment of brain metastases

scientific article published on 8 August 2017

Patients' and Health Care Providers' Evaluation of Quality of Life Issues in Advanced Cancer Using Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Palliative Care Module (FACIT-Pal) Scale.

scientific article published on 28 October 2012

Patterns of pain and functional improvement in patients with bone metastases after conventional external beam radiotherapy and a telephone validation study

scientific article published on 17 January 2011

Predictors of dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer

scientific article published on 13 July 2018

Preliminary results of the generation of a shortened quality-of-life assessment for patients with advanced cancer: the FACIT-Pal-14.

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Prognostic value of pre- and post-treatment health-related quality of life in predicting survival of patients with brain metastases

scientific article published in April 2017

Prophylaxis of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting using 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 serotonin receptor antagonists: a systematic review of randomized trials

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Prophylaxis of radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in the palliative treatment of bone metastases

scientific article published on 08 September 2011

Prospective assessment of patient-rated symptoms following whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases

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Psychometric validation of the Brain Symptom and Impact Questionnaire (BASIQ) version 1.0 to assess quality of life in patients with brain metastases

scientific article published on January 2015

Psychometric validation of the functional assessment of cancer therapy--brain (FACT-Br) for assessing quality of life in patients with brain metastases

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Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Palliative Radiotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer and Lung Metastases

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Quality of Life in Patients With Brain Metastases Using the EORTC QLQ-BN20+2 and QLQ-C15-PAL ⬇️

scientific article published on December 13, 2011

Quality of life after palliative radiotherapy in bone metastases: A literature review

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Quality of life with Brain Symptom and Impact Questionnaire in patients with brain metastases

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Radiotherapy for the prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 07 July 2015

Radiotherapy for the prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data.

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Re-analysis of symptom clusters in advanced cancer patients attending a palliative outpatient radiotherapy clinic

scientific article published on 05 September 2018

Re-irradiation for painful bone metastases - a systematic review

scientific article published on 03 October 2013

Response to the Editorial: Radiotherapy for the prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification: A single 7-8 Gy fraction seems optimal

scientific article published on 24 December 2015

Retrospective assessment of cancer pain management in an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic using the Pain Management Index

scientific article published on 01 February 2010

Self-Reported Rates of Sleep Disturbance in Patients with Symptomatic Bone Metastases Attending an Outpatient Radiotherapy Clinic ⬇️

scientific article published on May 9, 2011

Should palonosetron be a preferred 5-HT3 receptor antagonist for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 23 May 2018

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Node Metastases

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Student Accomplishments in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program: A 10-Year Review

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Survival of patients with multiple brain metastases treated with whole-brain radiotherapy

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Symptom Clusters Using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in Patients With Bone Metastases: A Reanalysis Comparing Different Statistical Methods

scientific article published on 19 February 2012

Symptom Clusters in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases: Subanalysis of Patients Reporting Exclusively Non-zero ESAS Scores

scientific article published on 19 December 2011

Symptom Clusters in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Reanalysis Comparing Different Statistical Methods ⬇️

scientific article published on May 31, 2012

Symptom Clusters in Patients With Bone Metastases: A Sub-Analysis of Patients Reporting Exclusively Non-Zero BPI Scores

scientific article published on 19 February 2012

Symptom clusters in patients with advanced cancer: sub-analysis of patients reporting exclusively non-zero ESAS scores

scientific article published on August 24, 2011

Symptom clusters in patients with bone metastases—a reanalysis comparing different statistical methods ⬇️

scientific article published on February 22, 2012

Symptom clusters using the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL in palliative radiotherapy

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Symptom correlates of dyspnea in advanced cancer patients using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System

scientific article published on 13 April 2019

Symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients with brain metastases following palliative radiotherapy

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Symptoms and quality of life in patients with brain metastases receiving whole-brain radiation therapy

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

The Brain Symptom and Impact Questionnaire in brain metastases patients: a prospective long-term follow-up study

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The effects of denosumab on calcium profiles in advanced cancer patients with bone metastases

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

The incidence of DNR documentation in patients referred for palliative radiotherapy in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program

scientific article published on 01 December 2014

The incidence of neuropathic pain in bone metastases patients referred for palliative radiotherapy

scientific article published on 25 February 2016

The palliative performance scale: examining its inter-rater reliability in an outpatient palliative radiation oncology clinic

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To frame or not to frame? Cone-beam CT-based analysis of head immobilization devices specific to linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Validation of the Brain Symptom and Impact Questionnaire (BASIQ) to assess symptom and quality of life in brain metastases

scientific article published in July 2014

What QLQ-C15-PAL Symptoms Matter Most for Overall Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer?

scientific article published on 24 August 2011

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