Status of postmastectomy radiotherapy in the United States: A patterns of care study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-85

  White, Julia ^a   Moughan, Jennifer ^b   Pierce, Lori J ^c   Morrow, Monica ^d   Owen, Jean ^b   Wilson, J Frank ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mastectomy; Practice patterns; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

ONCOLOGY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN; THORAX WALL; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444243008     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.035     Document Type: Article

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