Perioperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-32

  Glimelius, Bengt ^a,b   Påhlman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PELVIS FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033018176     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699431762     Document Type: Review

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