Definitive and palliative radiotherapy for cervix cancer in the elderly

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-118

  Ampil, F L ^a   Unger, J B ^a   Caldito, G ^a   Charrier, A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Radiotherapy; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL RATE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645992077     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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