Questionnaire survey of treatment choice for breast cancer patients with brain metastasis in Japan: Results of a nationwide survey by the task force of the Japanese breast cancer society

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-26

  Matsumoto, Koji ^a   Ando, Masashi ^b   Yamauchi, Chikako ^c   Egawa, Chiyomi ^d   Hamamoto, Yasushi ^e   Kataoka, Masaaki ^e   Shuto, Takashi ^f   Karasawa, Kumiko ^g   Kurosumi, Masafumi ^h   Kan, Norimichi ⁱ   Mitsumori, Michihide ^c  

^a HYOGO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION SHIKOKU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^f YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

ⁱ Hiei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Breast cancer; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

TRASTUZUMAB;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 58149377636     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyn124     Document Type: Article

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