Radiotherapy-induced second cancers: Are we doing enough to protect young patients?

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 526-530

  Epstein, R ^a   Hanham, I ^a   Dale, R ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CELL DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE MUTATION; INFLAMMATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SECOND CANCER;

EID: 0030993148     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00056-7     Document Type: Note

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