Anemia is associated with lower local-regional control and survival after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: A prospective study

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 553-558

  Dubray, Bernard ^a   Mosseri, Véronique ^a   Brunin, Françoise ^a   Jaulerry, Christian ^a   Poncet, Pierre ^a   Rodriguez, José ^a   Brugère, Jacques ^a   Point, Daniel ^a   Giraud, Philippe ^a   Cosset, Jean Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Anemia; Head and neck neoplasms; Larynx, therapeutic radiology; Mouth; Pharynx, therapeutic radiology; Squamous cell carcinoma; Therapeutic radiology

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10244250427     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888257     Document Type: Article

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