Improved Survival With Radiation Therapy in High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities: A SEER Analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-209

  Koshy, Matthew ^a   Rich, Shayna E ^a   Mohiuddin, Majid M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity; Radiation; Sarcoma; Survey, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXTREMITY; HAZARD RATIO; MULTI VARIABLES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOADJUVANT RADIATION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIATION THERAPY; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; SURVEYS; TUMORS;

RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIMB TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SEER PROGRAM; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TUMOR BURDEN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950561205     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.051     Document Type: Article

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