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Cervical Cancer
Reports advance knowledge in cervical cancer research
October 20th, 2005
Reports from India, the United States and the Germany; katja_lindel@med highlight recent research on cervical cancer. Study 1: Radiation therapy was seen to induce micronuclei (MN) in cervical cancer. Scientists in India conducted a study "to evaluate the predictive value of serial changes in MN induction during external radiotherapy (EXRT) in cervical cancer with respect to local response at the end of EXRT and local disease free survival (LDFS). Twenty-five patients of squamous cell cancer of the cervix were treated by 50 Gy of EXRT delivered over 5 weeks followed by intracavitary brachytherapy." "Serial cytological smears were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-20)
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