Radical External-Beam Radiotherapy in Combination With Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Localized Carcinoma of the Cervix in Sri Lanka: Is Treatment Delayed Treatment Denied?

Nuradh JosephHasanthi JayalathJayantha BalawardenaThurairajah SkandarajahKanthi PereraDehan GunasekeraSujeeva WeerasinghePeter J HoskinAnanya Choudhury

Published in: JCO global oncology (2021)

There are significant delays in receiving intracavitary brachytherapy after completing EBRT for cervical cancer in Sri Lanka, which is associated with inferior DFS. Increasing brachytherapy resources is an urgent priority to improve outcomes of patients with cervical cancer.

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combination therapy
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