Radiation therapy for esophageal cancer: Results of the patterns of Care Study in Japan 1995-1997

Esophagus

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-83

  Kenjo, Masahiro ^a   Oguchi, Masahiko ^b   Gomi, Kotaro ^b   Yamashita, Takashi ^b   Uno, Takashi ^c   Hirokawa, Yutaka ^d   Inoue, Toshihiko ^e   Teshima, Teruki ^f  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Soseikai General Hospital   (Japan)

^f OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; International comparison; Patterns of Care Study; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX;

EID: 21244433210     PISSN: 16129059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10388-005-0040-x     Document Type: Article

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