The role of preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer

Clinical Colorectal Cancer

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 82-92

  Glimelius, Bengt L G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Local recurrence; Postoperative; Preoperative; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; SEMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANUS SPHINCTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036696033     PISSN: 15330028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3816/CCC.2002.n.014     Document Type: Review

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