Advances on esophageal carcinoma radiotherapy in China
- VernacularTitle:我国食管癌放射治疗进展
- Author:
Xuehui SHI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
radiotherapy;
preoperative radiotherapy;
postoperative radiotherapy;
chemoradiotherapy;
interluminal hyperthermia
- From:
China Oncology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Carcinoma of the esophagus is one of the most common cancer in China. Because the early diagnosis is delayed, 80% patients have the locally extensive or distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis, and radiotherapy is one of the most important modalities in esophageal carcinoma management. In this paper , a brief introduction about the advances on esophageal carcinoma radiotherapy in China will be done ,such as radiotherapy alone, radiotherapy combined with surgery,chemotheropy or intraluminal hyperthermia.
