Influence of intrinsic radiosensitivity on the survival of breast cancer patients

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 311-317

  Roberts, S A ^a   Levine, E L ^b   Scott, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; G0 PHASE; G2 PHASE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0043172502     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0955300031000137797     Document Type: Article

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