Nasopharyngeal cancer: current status of management: a New York Head and Neck Society lecture.
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Over the last decade, we have made significant progress in treating nasopharyngeal cancer. We have achieved a better tumor control rate with conformal radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Surgical salvage treatment has also contributed to helping patients with localized disease in the neck or in the nasopharynx.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery
دوره 127 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001