## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Both concomitant chemotherapy and altered fractionation radiotherapy (RT) have been shown to improve outcomes for patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. However, both strategies also increase acute toxicity, and it is questionable w
Cisplatin and radiotherapy in the management of locally advanced head and neck cancer
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- Book ID
- 107964571
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 800 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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