Introduction Lung Cancer Is the World's Most Diagnosed Cancer and Kills Around 1-2 Million People Per Year. It Is the Fourth Most Frequently Diagnosed Cancer Among Females Globally and the Second Most Prevalent Cause of Mortality from Cancer. Palliative Thoracic Radiation Is an Useful Way to Treat the Symptoms. This Palliative Radiotherapy Is Also Used to Treat Svc Syndrome In Carcinoma Lung. the Palliative Radiotherapy Schedule Varies Considerably In Different Centres. the Purpose of Above Mentioned Topic Is to Compare Two Palliative Dose Fraction (10 Fractions of 3Gray Vs 5Fractions of 4Gray) In View of Symptom Relief, Disease Control, Toxic Effect.
Materials and Methods a Total of 50 Patients of Locally Advanced or Metastatic Carcinoma of Lung Taken For the Study. All Patients Are Histological Proven Cases of Carcinoma Lung. All (50) Patients In Study Were Divided In Two Equal Arms- Arm a Arm B. This Arm a Patients Received 3Gyfraction, 10 Fractions from Ebrt Co60 Over 2 Weeks, and the Arm B Patients Received 4Gyfraction 5Fractions from Ebrt Co60 Over 1 Week.
All the Patients Were Treated In Supine Position and Assessed For Symptom Relief on 1St Day 4Th Day Followed By Last Day of Treatment 1St Month 2Nd Month and 3Rd Month of Starting of Treatment. Also Assessed For Toxicity Like Skin Reaction, Pneumonitis, Esophagitis.
The Treatment Stopped When the Patient Developed Grade 4 Skin Reactions or Pneumonitis or Esophagitis. at the End of 1Month Post Radiotherapy X Ray Chest ...