Cervical cancer: Radiotherapy and hyperthermia

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-234

  van der Zee, Jacoba ^a   van Rhoon, Gerard C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cost effectiveness; Hyperthermia; Overall survival; Pelvic control; Radiotherapy; Randomized study

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ASIA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PUBLICATION; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745066904     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730600722578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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