Substantial Improvement in UK Cervical Cancer Survival with Chemoradiotherapy: Results of a Royal College of Radiologists’ Audit

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Authors

Claire L. Vale · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Jayne F. Tierney · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

S.E. Davidson · The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

K. Drinkwater · Royal College of Radiologists

Abstract

The addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy seems to have improved survival compared with radiotherapy alone for women treated in 2001-2002, without an apparent rise in late treatment complications.

Topics & Keywords

Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Oncology

Volume 22, Issue 7, pp. 590-601

DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.06.002

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