Hyperthermia classic commentary: 'A randomized clinical trial of radiation therapy versus thermoradiotherapy in stage IIIB cervical carcinoma' by Yoko Harima, International Journal of Hyperthermia 2001;17:97105

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 344-346

  Harima, Yoko ^a   Sawada, Satoshi ^b  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Hyperthermia; Randomized study

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; VINCRISTINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350041769     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730902856116     Document Type: Note

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