Improved survival with preoperative radiotherapy in resectable rectal cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 980-987

  Påhlman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1842377447     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199704033361402     Document Type: Article

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