The Preferred Treatment for Stage I Seminoma: A Survey of Canadian Radiation Oncologists

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 696-699

  Alomary, I ^a   Samant, R ^a   Genest, P ^a   Eapen, L ^a   Gallant, V ^a  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; practice pattern; radiotherapy; seminoma; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CANADA; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORCHIECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEMINOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749078739     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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