Influence of gynecologic oncologists on the survival of patients with endometrial cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 832-838

  Chan, John K ^a   Sherman, Alexander E ^a   Kapp, Daniel S ^a   Zhang, Ruxi ^a   Osann, Kathryn E ^a   Maxwell, Larry ^a   Chen, Lee May ^a   Deshmukh, Harshal ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952358569     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.31.2124     Document Type: Article

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