Pre-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy for non-resectable rectal cancer

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 603-606

  Leong, Trevor ^a,b,c   Guiney, Michael ^a,b,c   Ngan, Samuel ^a,b,c   Mackay, John ^a,b,c  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Locally advanced; Pre operative; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTITIS; DIARRHEA; DYSURIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030880613     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb04606.x     Document Type: Article

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