The role of radiotherapy in the surgical management of gastrointestinal cancer

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-208

  Mahadevan, Anand ^a   Carey, Declan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Chemoradiotherapy; Local control; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANUS CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER;

ANUS NEOPLASMS; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031400994     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-7404(98)00004-8     Document Type: Review

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