Primary radio(chemo)therapy for esophageal cancer in elderly patients: are efficiency and toxicity comparable with younger patients?
Abstract Purpose In elderly patients with esophageal cancer (EC), esophagectomy is associated with an increased mortality, and therefore these patients are often treated with definite (chemo)radiation. The purpose of this study was to assess the toxicity and efficiency of definite radio(chemo)therap...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Medical Research |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-017-0265-x |