Survival after chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy versus self-expanding metal stent insertion in the setting of inoperable esophageal cancer: a case-control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our aim was to compare survival of the various treatment modality groups of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in relation to SEMS (self-expanding metal stents) in a retrospective case-control study. We have made the hypothesis that th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/70 |