Does obesity hinder radiotherapy in endometrial cancer patients? The implementation of new techniques in adjuvant radiotherapy – focus on obese patients

Does obesity hinder radiotherapy in endometrial cancer patients? The implementation of new techniques in adjuvant radiotherapy – focus on obese patients

The increasing incidence of obesity in Poland and its relation to endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC) is resulting in the increasing necessity of treating obese women. Treatment of an overweight patient with EEC may impede not only the surgical procedures but also radiotherapy, especially external...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Moszyńska-Zielińska, Justyna Chałubińska-Fendler, Leszek Gottwald, Leszek Żytko, Ewelina Bigos, Jacek Fijuth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2014-05-01
Series:Menopause Review
Subjects:
obesity
endometrial cancer
radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Does-obesity-hinder-radiotherapy-in-endometrial-cancer-patients-The-implementation-of-new-techniques-in-adjuvant-radiotherapy-focus-on-obese-patients,4,22739,1,1.html

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