Hyperthermia in combination with radiation therapy for treatment of advanced inoperable breast cancer

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 715-721

  Iemwananonthachai, Nantakan ^a   Chansilpa, Yaowalak ^a   Pattaranutaporn, Pittayapoom ^a   Sukkasem, Maturoth ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breast Cancer; Hyperthermia; Radiation Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141590320     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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