Radiotherapy for cancer of the cervix in morbidly obese women: Preliminary results

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-263

  Ampil, Federico L ^a,b   Lojun, S L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Morbid obesity; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MORBID OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033926003     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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