Use of radiation treatment units in breast cancer. Changes in the last 15 years

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-51

  López, Manuel Algara ^a,b   Latiesas, Xavier Sanz ^a   Arnalot, Palmira Foro ^a   Bassols, Martí Lacruz ^a,b   Castillejo, Anna Reig ^a   Galán, Joan Lozano ^a   Conejo, Ismael Membrive ^a   Jordana, Jaume Quera ^b   Dios, Nuria Rodríguez ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TELETHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 49749090808     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-008-0152-6     Document Type: Article

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