Lymphocyte radiosensitivity is a significant prognostic factor for morbidity in carcinoma of the cervix

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-15

  West, C M L ^a,b   Davidson, S E ^b   Elyan, S A G ^a   Valentine, H ^a   Roberts, S A ^a   Swindell, R ^b   Hunter, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Lymphocytes; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

LYMPHOCYTE RADIOSENSITIVITY; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

AGE FACTORS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY-FORMING UNITS ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035450979     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01575-9     Document Type: Article

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