Patterns of care study in Japan: Analysis of patients subjected to mastectomy followed by radiotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 456-462

  Shikama, Naoto ^a   Sasaki, Shigeru ^a   Mitsumori, Michihide ^a,b   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a,b   Yamauchi, Chikako ^a,b   Yamamoto, Tokihiro ^a,c   Teshima, Teruki ^a,c   Inoue, Toshihiko ^a,d  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mastectomy; Patterns of care study; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PACLITAXEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0642372043     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyg085     Document Type: Article

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