Comparison of sequential chemoradiation with radiation alone in the treatment of advanced head and neck cancers

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Manocha, Sapna ^a   Suhag, Virender ^a,c   Sunita, B ^a   Hooda, H ^a   Singh, S ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Head and neck cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 33745149679     PISSN: 00195421     EISSN: 00195421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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