Priority 17 from the Mesothelioma PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Is giving a course of radiotherapy to mesothelioma patients (especially new techniques such as Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy) before or after surgery beneficial? (JLA PSP Priority 17) | |
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| Overall ranking | 17 |
| JLA question ID | 0025/17 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence | No systematic reviews or studies identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Cancer |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Radio-therapy in Operated cases of Mesothelioma .Does it work and prolong survival? ~ Would like to know if radiotherapy should follow any operations or biopsies etc. Were were told it would be done before the op and when we asked about it after the op were told ' it doesn't make any difference' so we didn't do it. |
| Comparison | Surgery |
| Submitted by | Health Professional ~ Bereaved |
| Outcomes to be measured | Local control and survival |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0025 |
| PSP name | Mesothelioma |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 53 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 16 December 2014 |