Locally advanced cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is a tremendous health problem as the third most frequent cancer affecting women. Locally advanced disease, which exceeds that successfully treated with surgery, is a common presentation of unscreened women. The use of concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy has resulted in a significant increase in patient survival. Our understanding of cervical tumor biology has the potential for further improvements.
Rose
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Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio 44106, USA. peter.rose@uhhs.com
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*