Tumour location and the effects of preoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 839-843

  Holm, T ^a   Johansson, H ^a   Rutqvist, L E ^a   Cedermark, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034853174     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.01789.x     Document Type: Article

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