Role of Palliative Radiotherapy in Older Adults with Metastatic Cancer
Speaker
May Tsao MD, FRCPC
Vice-Chair of Education and Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Radiation Oncologist, Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. May Tsao is a practicing Radiation Oncologist at Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto. She is the Vice Chair of Education, University of Toronto, Department Radiation Oncology. Her scholarly and clinical practice includes palliative radiotherapy.
Learning Objectives
- To understand the importance of palliative radiation in the care of older adults with cancer
- To be able to recognize indications for palliative radiation
- To understand the goals of palliative radiation