Preoperative concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-37

  Ch'ang, Hui Ju ^a   Jian, James J M ^a   Cheng, Skye H ^a   Liu, Mei Ching ^a   Leu, Shuh Yan ^a   Wang, Feng Min ^a   Tsai, Stella Y C ^a   Tsao, Mei Hua ^a   Lin, Hshu Hshing ^a   Huang, Andrew T ^a   Sung, Juei Low ^a  

^a KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Preoperative chemotherapy; Preoperative radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; FLUOROURACIL DERIVATIVE; MITOMYCIN C;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTUM CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 6844258191     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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