Hyperthermia combined with radiation therapy in the treatment of local recurrent breast cancer

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 392-395

  Ben Yosef, Rami ^a,b   Vigler, Nili ^a,b   Inbar, Moshe ^a,b   Vexler, Akiva ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Hyperthermia; Local recurrence; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL; GEFITINIB; GEMCITABINE; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; UFT;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION FIELD; RECURRENT CANCER; SKIN ULCER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242880396     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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