Endolaryngeal Surgery versus Rt in Early Glottic Cancer

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  • J. Yoo
چکیده

There is continuing debate about whether radiation therapy or surgery, with or without laser, is the superior treatment for early glottic cancer. The evidence to date has been insufficient to resolve the controversies, particularly because of the paucity of prospective randomized trials. Furthermore, opinions about optimal therapy have been demonstrated to vary across disciplines1 and between countries2. The aim of the Head and Neck Cancer Disease Site Group (dsg) of Cancer Care Ontario’s Program in Evidence-Based Care (pebc) was to systematically review reported studies in the literature, to compare outcomes from those studies, and to provide guidance on the effectiveness of the two most common treatment options for early glottic cancer: endolaryngeal surgery and radiotherapy.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013