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Article: Combining Chemo- And Radiation Therapy Can Help Preserve Voice.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Cancer Weekly
- Article date:
- June 19, 2001
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2001 JUN 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Results of an eight-year clinical trial in the U.S. show that combining chemotherapy and radiation treatment at the same time offers patients with advanced cancer of the larynx, or voice box, better hope of preserving their voice.
The findings were presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, held during May 2001 in San Francisco, California.
"Our study shows that giving chemotherapy and radiation together is more effective in preserving the voice box than giving chemotherapy and radiation sequentially," said Arlene Forastiere, MD, professor of oncology and ...