Endometrial carcinoma - Relative effectiveness of adjuvant irradiation vs therapy reserved for relapse

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-183

  Ackerman, I ^a   Malone, S ^b   Thomas, G ^a   Franssen, E ^a   Balogh, J ^a   Dembo, A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Sunnybrook Health Science Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT CANCER;

EID: 0030046777     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1996.0022     Document Type: Article

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