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chemoradiation

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chemoradiation
Chemoradiotherapy Oncology The sequential use of chemotherapeutics–eg, 5-FU, cisplatin, etoposide, then RT, to treat CA
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27] While the reported 5-year OS rates of 48% to 63% for bladder preservation therapies consisting of transurethral resection of bladder cancer (TURBT) followed by chemoradiation may be comparable to the cystectomy group, it is noteworthy that with longer follow-up, 35% to 45% of these patients end up requiring salvage cystectomy (due to suboptimal local disease control), which is certainly technically more challenging, with reported complications as high as 58.
Radical cystectomy is the treatment of choice for invasive bladder ... by Yafi, Faysal A.; Kassouf, Wassim / Canadian Urological Association Journal (CUAJ)
The treatment for Stage iv A may include surgery to free the patient of symptoms like jaundice or obstruction of the bowel, chemotherapy, or chemoradiation, which is chemotherapy and radiation delivered together.
What Is Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer by Julia Elorriaga / Health, general community
This high density is found in many cancers and, in addition, any cancer treated with radiation or chemoradiation - the great majority.
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