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Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital
Includes bibliographical references.
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2015
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| author | Van Niekerk, Wayne |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11000 Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital Van Niekerk, Wayne Palliative Medicine Includes bibliographical references. The purpose of the thesis is to determine the incidence of late radiation proctitis in patients treated with radical radiotherapy in Pretoria Academic Hospital during a peroid when hypofractionated radiotherapy and external boosts were being utilised for the treatment of advances carcinoma of the cervix. Possible contributing factors were also examined in an attempt to identify areas where possible changes to our treatment policies would ensure effective palliation without severe late radiation proctitis. 2015-01-02T09:17:51Z 2015-01-02T09:17:51Z 2003 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11000 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Palliative Medicine Van Niekerk, Wayne Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| title_full | Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| title_short | Late radiation proctitis : the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at Pretoria Academic Hospital |
| title_sort | late radiation proctitis the incidence and contributing factors in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated at pretoria academic hospital |
| topic | Palliative Medicine |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11000 |
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