Clinical outcome in 520 consecutive Danish rectal cancer patients treated with short course preoperative radiotherapy

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-243

  Jensen, L H ^a   Altaf, R ^b   Harling, H ^c   Jensen, M ^d   Laurberg, S ^e   Lindegaard, J C ^e   Muhic, A ^f   Vestermark, L ^g   Jakobsen, A ^a   Bulow S ^h  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Preoperative radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Short course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; DENMARK; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 76449119372     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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