Open AccessCarcinoma of the cervix in elderly patients treated with radiotherapy: patterns of care and treatment outcomes
Author(s) -
Ming Yin Lin,
Srinivas KondalsamyChennakesavan,
David Bernshaw,
Pearly Khaw,
Kailash Narayan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of gynecologic oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.358
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2005-0399
pISSN - 2005-0380
DOI - 10.3802/jgo.2016.27.e59
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , carcinoma , cervix , oncology , cervix carcinoma , intensive care medicine , gynecology , cervical carcinoma , cancer , cervical cancer
Following appropriate patient selection, elderly patients treated curatively with radiotherapy for cervix cancer have good disease control. Palliative hypofractionated regimens are well tolerated in patients unsuitable for radical treatment.
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