The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of colorectal cancer Journal Article
| Author: | Minsky, B. D. |
| Article Title: | The role of adjuvant radiation therapy in the treatment of colorectal cancer |
| Abstract: | Radiation therapy in conjunction with 5-FU chemotherapy is an effective method in the adjuvant treatment of both colon and rectal cancer. |
| Keywords: | cancer chemotherapy; cancer survival; treatment outcome; disease-free survival; cancer surgery; clinical trial; review; postoperative period; cisplatin; fluorouracil; multimodality cancer therapy; skin toxicity; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer radiotherapy; chemotherapy, adjuvant; radiotherapy, adjuvant; antimetabolites, antineoplastic; blood toxicity; gastrointestinal symptom; mucosa inflammation; colonic neoplasms; colorectal carcinoma; colorectal neoplasms; folinic acid; colon cancer; drug infusion; rectal neoplasms; rectum cancer; clinical trials; anus sphincter; levamisole; preoperative radiotherapy; semustine; humans; human; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0889-8588 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1997-08-01 |
| Start Page: | 679 |
| End Page: | 697 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70456-1 |
| PUBMED: | 9257151 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 17 March 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
