Palliative external beam radiotherapy for the treatment of tumor bleeding in inoperable advanced gastric cancer

Abstract Background To assess the outcomes and prognostic factors associated with palliative external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), administered to patients with advanced gastric cancer. Methods Forty-two patients with bleeding gastric tumors that received EBRT for palliation were analyzed. The response...

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Main Authors: Yun Hee Lee, Jeong Won Lee, Hong Seok Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3508-x