Primary radiotherapy for nonsurgically managed Stage I endometrial cancer: Utilization and impact of brachytherapy

Brachytherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 373-379

  Gill, Beant S ^a   Chapman, Bhavana V ^a   Hansen, Karyn J ^a   Sukumvanich, Paniti ^a   Beriwal, Sushil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Endometrial cancer; Inoperable; NCDB; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928425588     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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