Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , January 2006

Platinum-Based Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Tumors of the Head and Neck and the Esophagus

  • Desirée Hao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • ,
  • Mark A. Ritter, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Oncology University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • ,
  • Tom Oliver, BA

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • Cancer Care Ontario Program in Evidence-based Care, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • George P. Browman, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to George Browman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331-29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2 Canada.

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Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , January 2006

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