Clinical Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 588-589 , September 2010

Late Complications from Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: Reflections from Cervical Cancer Survivors 10 Years after the National Cancer Institute Alert

  • C. Vale

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author Information Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: C. Vale, Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, 222 Euston Road, London, UK. Tel: +44-(0)20-7670-4723; Fax: +44-(0)20-7670-4816.
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  • A. Nightingale

      Affiliations

    • Cervical Cancer Patient Research Partners, Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK
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  • N. Spera

      Affiliations

    • Cervical Cancer Patient Research Partners, Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK
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  • A. Whelan

      Affiliations

    • Cervical Cancer Patient Research Partners, Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK
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  • B. Hanley

      Affiliations

    • TwoCan Associates, Hove, UK
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  • J.F. Tierney

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author Information Meta-analysis Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK

Received 1 April 2010 ,Revised 22 April 2010 ,Accepted 12 May 2010.

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PII: S0936-6555(10)00189-5

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.05.017

Clinical Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 588-589 , September 2010

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