Radio-chemotherapy of anal cancer

Tumori

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-249

  Zucali, Roberto ^a   Doci, Roberto ^a   Kenda, Rado ^a   Lozza, Laura ^a   Tana, Silvia ^a   Valvo, Francesca ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal cancer; Radio chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031748705     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400224     Document Type: Review

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