Carcinoma of the cervix in elderly patients treated with radiotherapy: patterns of care and treatment outcomes.
Ming Yin LinSrinivas Kondalsamy-ChennakesavanDavid BernshawPearly KhawKailash NarayanPublished in: Journal of gynecologic oncology (2016)
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.
Keyphrases
- radiation therapy
- early stage
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- locally advanced
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- preterm birth
- radiation induced
- papillary thyroid
- quality improvement
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- young adults
- combination therapy
- patient reported
- affordable care act
- smoking cessation