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Studies of chemical sensitization in the radiotherapy of oral and cervical carcinomas

✍ Scribed by S. Krishnamurthi; V. Shanta; M. Krishnan Nair

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1967
Tongue: English
Weight: 280 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:5<822::aid-cncr2820200538>3.0.co;2-d

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✦ Synopsis

The primary treatment for carcinomas of the oral cavity and the uterine cervix at the Cancer Institute in Madras, India is radiotherapy followed by radical surgery if and to the extent necessary. Following radiation alone, the five-year disease-free survival rate of patients with oral cancer is only 29%; with cervix cancer it is 42%. Post-irradiation surgery is indicated wherever possible, but

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