Long-term survivorship of esophageal cancer patients treated with radical intent

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-398

  Agranovich, Alex ^a   McGahan, Colleen E ^a   Gurjal, Anagha ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combined treatment regimens; Esophageal cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG FATALITY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 44649160055     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/231878     Document Type: Article

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