Evaluation of late toxicities of patients with carcinoma of the cervix treated with radical radiotherapy: An audit from India

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-37

  Saibishkumar, E P ^a   Patel, F D ^a   Sharma, S C ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma cervix; Late toxicity; Multivariate analysis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INJURY; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTESTINE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INJURY; STENOSIS; TELETHERAPY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 30344465361     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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