American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 260.e1-260.e3 , September 2009

How valid are current cervical cancer prognostic factors that are used to recommend adjunctive radiation therapy after radical surgery?

  • William T. Creasman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Matthew Kohler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Jeffrey E. Korte, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Received 11 November 2008 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Creasman WT, Kohler M, Korte JE. How valid are current cervical cancer prognostic factors that are used to recommend adjunctive radiation therapy after radical surgery? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:260.e1-3.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 3 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00406-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.020

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 260.e1-260.e3 , September 2009

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