Radiotherapy for tumors of the stomach and gastroesophageal junction – a review of its role in multimodal therapy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>There is broad consensus on surgical resection being the backbone of curative therapy of gastric- and gastroesophageal junction carcinoma. Nevertheless, details on therapeutic approaches in addition to surgery, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or radiochemother...

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Main Authors: Buergy Daniel, Lohr Frank, Baack Tobias, Siebenlist Kerstin, Haneder Stefan, Michaely Henrik, Wenz Frederik, Boda-Heggemann Judit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/7/1/192