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Radiotherapy for nonagenarians: the value of biological versus chronological age
BACKGROUND: The number of nonagenarian cancer patients (≥ 90 years) is continuously increasing, and radiotherapy is performed in a relevant proportion of patients, as surgery and chemotherapy are often not feasible for these patients. However, the evidence regarding the feasibility and treatment out...
Autores principales: | Sprave, Tanja, Rühle, Alexander, Stoian, Raluca, Weber, Alina, Zamboglou, Constantinos, Nieder, Carsten, Grosu, Anca-Ligia, Nicolay, Nils H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7236131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32430009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01563-x |
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