Palliative treatment of rectal cancer: Is radiotherapy alone a good option?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-279

  Willett, Christopher G ^a   Gunderson, Leonard L ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraoperative radiation therapy; Radiation therapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1542613942     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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