Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer of the rectum;Radiotherapie et chimiotherapie dans le traitement du cancer du rectum

Journal de Chirurgie

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-15

  Hay, J M ^a   Msika, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Radio chemotherapy; Rectum; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; LOMUSTINE; ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; SEMUSTINE;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FRANCE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM TUMOR;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; PARIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEMUSTINE;

EID: 0034137072     PISSN: 00217697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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