Tailoring radiation to the extent of disease for uterine-confined endometrial cancer

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-35

  Greven, Kathryn M ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033970834     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(00)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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