Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8235849 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy may be an acceptable treatment option in appropriately selected older esophageal cancer patients. This treatment modality did not appear to increase surgical complications and offered potential therapeutic benefit, particularly compared with surgery alone.
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Authors
Grace L. M.D, Ph.D., M.P.H., Benjamin D. M.D., Thomas A. M.D., Zhongxing M.D., Melenda M.D., M.P.H., Stephen G. M.D., Wayne L. M.D., Jaffer A. M.D., Mary F. M.D., Ph.D., Ritsuko M.D., James D. M.D.,