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Cervical Cancer
New cervical cancer research from B.P.C. Goksedef et al outlined
March 19th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of primary chemoradiation for stage IB2 cervical carcinoma. A retrospective study of patients treated with primary chemoradiation at selected hospitals in Cleveland, OH, from 1992 to 2006 was performed." "Patients with regional or distant metastasis on pretreatment imaging were excluded. Patients received pelvic teletherapy with weekly concurrent cisplatin and high- or low-dose-rate brachytherapy. Forty-nine patients with a median age of 51 years were identified. The majority of patients were white (81.6%) and had squamous cell carcinomas (81.6%) and a median tumor...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-19)
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