Quality of life after non-surgical treatment of anal carcinoma: A case control study of long-term survivors

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 530-535

  Jephcott, C R ^a,b   Paltiel, C ^a   Hay, J ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal carcinoma; Chemoradiation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVORS; VOMITING;

EID: 8744259577     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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