Postoperative radiation therapy for lung cancer.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Local recurrence after surgery for operable disease has long been recognized as a hindrance to long-term survival. Postoperative radiation therapy was logically explored as a means to improve local control and survival. Multiple randomized trials were conducted, many showing improved local control, but none demonstrated ...
متن کاملPostoperative Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a common problem for US men. Once patients are initially diagnosed, they are often treated with either surgery or radiation therapy. For those whose initial treatment is radical prostatectomy, recurrences of cancer can be detected at an early stage by monitoring the blood levels of prostatic specific antigen (PSA). Once the PSA level becomes detectable, radiation therapy deli...
متن کاملLimited operation for lung cancer in combination with postoperative radiation therapy.
PURPOSE Combination therapy of lung wedge resection and postoperative radiation was performed to confirm the procedure's feasibility as a curative therapeutic modality. PATIENTS AND METHODS Among the patients with clinical stage I lung cancer, who could not undergo a standard lobectomy due to their poor pulmonary function, six cases were studied, who agreed with the experimental trial after t...
متن کاملPostoperative Radiation Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Thymic Malignancies
For many thoracic malignancies, surgery, when feasible, is the preferred upfront modality for local control. However, adjuvant radiation plays an important role in minimizing the risk of locoregional recurrence. Tumors in the thoracic category include certain subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as thymic malignancies. The indications, radiation doses, and treatment fields va...
متن کاملPostoperative radiation therapy for rectal cancer combined with UFT/leucovorin.
Postoperative combined-modality therapy with fluorouracil (5-FU) and radiation therapy is accepted practice for high-risk rectal cancer. Postoperative pelvic radiotherapy alone may improve pelvic control, but is not associated with an improvement in survival. Protracted infusional 5-FU has been associated with decreased tumor recurrence and improved survival when combined with postoperative adj...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Haigan
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1348-9992,0386-9628
DOI: 10.2482/haigan.27.11