Search for dissertations about: "radiotherapy to the larynx"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words radiotherapy to the larynx.

2. 1. Prognostic and predictive factors in laryngeal cancer treated with radiotherapy

   Author : Hedda Haugen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Laryngeal cancer; accelerated radiotherapy; predictive factors; pre-radiotherapy hemoglobin level; MVD; p53; Ki-67; EGFr; histopathologic differentiation.;

   Abstract : Radiotherapy (RT) and surgery are the only two curative treatments for patients with laryngeal cancer (LC). RT has the advantage that it offers a possibility to preserve a functioning larynx and hence a functioning normal voice. The response of tumors to RT is heterogeneous, even within the same tumor stage. READ MORE