Long-term results of sequential chemotherapy-radiotherapy-chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 198-201

  Tana, S ^a   Lozza, L ^a   Cerrotta, A ^a   Stefanon, B ^b   Gardani, G ^a,c   Volterrani, F ^c   De Palo, G ^b  

^a Division of Radiotherapy A

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Chemo radiotherapy; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC METAL COMPLEX; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033059063     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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