Table 1.
Characteristics of patients (N = 167) with painful bone metastases treated with palliative radiotherapy
| Age | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Years (median, range) | 66.3 (24-96) |
| Sex | |
| male | 99 (59.3) |
| female | 68 (40.7) |
| Primary tumor | |
| lung | 52 (31.1) |
| breast | 25 (15.0) |
| urinary bladder | 18 (10.8) |
| upper gastrointestinal tract | 13 (7.8) |
| lower gastro intestinal tract | 13 (7.8) |
| prostate | 12 (7.2) |
| renal and suprarenal | 7 (4.2) |
| others* | 27 (16.2) |
| Treatment site | |
| spine | 85 (50.9) |
| hip bone | 34 (20.4) |
| ribs | 17 (10.2) |
| sacrum | 12 (7.2) |
| femur | 6 (3.6) |
| scapula | 6 (3.6) |
| others† | 7 (4.2) |
*Thyroid, parathyroid, uterus, ovary, nasopharyngeal, spine, melanoma, sarcoma, testicle, and unknown.
†Clavicle, humerus, and sternum.