Cervical Cancer

Research Results from Nagoya City University Hospital Update Understanding of Cervical Cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 13th, 2011

2011 DEC 13 -- "This study sought to associate polymorphisms in genes related to cell cycle regulation or genome maintenance with radiotherapy (RT)-induced an early adverse reaction (EAR) in patients with cervical cancer. This study enrolled 243 cervical cancer patients who were treated with pelvic RT," scientists writing in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics report.

"An early gastrointestinal reaction was graded using the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria, version 2. Clinical factors of the enrolled patients were analyzed, and 208 patients were grouped for genetic analysis according to their EAR (Grade...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-12-13)

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