Primary treatment results of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

INTRODUCTION:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is a major health problem in southern and eastern Asia. In Indonesia NPC is the most frequent cancer in the head and neck area. NPC is very sensitive to radiotherapy resulting in 3-year disease-free and overall survival of approximately 70% and 80%, respec...

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Main Authors: Maarten A Wildeman, Renske Fles, Camelia Herdini, Rai S Indrasari, Andrew D Vincent, Maesadji Tjokronagoro, Sharon Stoker, Johan Kurnianda, Baris Karakullukcu, Kartika W Taroeno-Hariadi, Olga Hamming-Vrieze, Jaap M Middeldorp, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Sofia M Haryana, I Bing Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3651124?pdf=render