Radiochemotherapy for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer: Early results

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-194

  Ozsaran Z ^a   Yalman, D ^a   Yurut V ^b   Aras, A ^a   Ozsaran A ^a   Hanhan, M ^c   Haydaroglu A ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Manisa State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Tepecik S S K Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Radiochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CREATININE; UREA;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; BLOOD TOXICITY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE; VOMITING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VOMITING;

EID: 0037251802     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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