Morbidities of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for resectable rectal cancer: An overview

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-418

  Ooi, Boon S ^a   Tjandra, Joe J ^a,b   Green, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Chemotherapy; Pelvic floor function; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; LOPERAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; SEMUSTINE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

EID: 0033068003     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236362     Document Type: Article

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