A randomised trial of cranberry versus apple juice in the management of urinary symptoms during external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 322-328

  Campbell, G ^a   Pickles, Tom ^a   D'yachkova Y ^a  

^a Vancouver Cancer Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cranberry juice; International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS); Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; CRANBERRY; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0041409720     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(03)00161-4     Document Type: Article

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