Preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer: "Apples & pears, tables and chairs..."

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 532-534

  Weber, Thomas K ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXIFLURIDINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ANUS SPHINCTER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CARCINOMA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR REGRESSION;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036068223     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2002.9.6.532     Document Type: Editorial

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