Early complications and survival following short-term palliative radiotherapy in invasive bladder carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 100-102

  Holmäng, Sten ^a   Borghede, Göran ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Palliative treatment; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER IRRITATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLADDER; BLADDER NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029655437     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66557-1     Document Type: Article

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