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Radiation Therapy in an Elderly African Population with Kaposi's Sarcoma

Published:1994-04 Issue:2 Volume:80 Page:139-140
ISSN:0300-8916
Container-title:Tumori Journal
language:en
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Author:

Stein Moshe¹²,Kantor Angel³,Spencer Dave¹,Lakier Roy⁴,Ruff Paul¹,Dale Janet²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Haematology, University of the Witwatersrand and Faculty of Medicine, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

2. Radiotherapy Unit, Northern Israel Oncology Centre, Rambam Medical Centre and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

3. Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand and Faculty of Medicine, Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg

4. Department of Radiation Therapy, Hillbrow Hospital, Johannesburg

Abstract

There are no published studies on the efficacy of modern radiation therapy in elderly populations with the endemic African type of Kaposi's sarcoma (AKS). The present retrospective analysis of 20 elderly AKS patients treated by radiotherapy attempts to supply information relevant to the older age group. It demonstrates that excellent symptomatic relief with minimal side effects can be attained and suggests that the role of radiotherapy as the treatment of choice in this particular group should be emphasized.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Cancer Research,Oncology,General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/030089169408000211

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2. Estimation of Biological Dosage Factors in Clinical Radiotherapy

3. Radiotherapy in the management of Kaposi's sarcoma in Nigeria