Is there a role for radiation therapy in the treatment of invasive bladder cancer?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1647-1648

  Wajsman, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CYSTECTOMY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030970055     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64820-1     Document Type: Editorial

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