Advanced cervical cancer treatment in Harris County: Pilot evaluation of factors that prevent optimal therapy

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 547-553

  Ramondetta, Lois M ^a,b   Sun, Charlotte ^b   Hollier, Lisa ^a   Jarrett, LaTasha ^a   Folloder, Jody ^b   Tortolero Luna, Guillermo ^b   Hughes, Alycia ^b   Jhingran, Anuja ^b   Brown, Jubilee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix cancer; Chemoradiation; Minority; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750173322     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.03.054     Document Type: Article

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