Clinical oncologists favour radical radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: A questionnaire survey

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 558-560

  Hanna, C L ^a   Mason, M D ^a   Donovan, J L ^b   Barber, J P ^a  

^a VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Radical radiotherapy; Watchful waiting

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGY;

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036379730     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02970.x     Document Type: Article

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