Opportunities for use of radiation therapy in penile cancer based on patterns of care in the United States from 2007 to 2013.

Xinglei ShenWilliam ParkerLeah MillerMindi TenNapel

Published in: Therapeutic advances in urology (2019)

A small percentage of patient who are eligible for primary or adjuvant RT in the United States receive this treatment. Further work should be done to assess barriers to use of radiation in patients with penile cancer.

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