The Impact of Radiation on Functional Outcomes in Patients With Rectal Cancer and Sphincter Preservation

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-477

  Temple, Larissa K F ^a   Wong, W Douglas ^b   Minsky, Bruce ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; MANOMETRY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0242410944     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(03)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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