International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 1002-1012 , 15 March 2006

Compromised local control due to treatment interruptions and late treatment breaks in early glottic cancer: Population-based outcomes study supporting need for intensified treatment schedules

  • Patti A. Groome, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Patti A. Groome, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, 10 Stuart St., Level 2, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Canada. Tel: (613) 533-6000, ext. 78512; Fax: (613) 533-6794
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  • Brian O’Sullivan, M.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • William J. Mackillop, M.B.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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  • Lynda D. Jackson, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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  • Karleen Schulze, M.Math.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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  • Jonathan C. Irish, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Padraig R. Warde, M.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Ken M. Schneider, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Robert G. Mackenzie, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • D. Ian Hodson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • J. Alex Hammond, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Sunil P.P. Gulavita, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Libni J. Eapen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Peter F. Dixon, M.B.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Randy J. Bissett, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Cancer Centres, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada

Received 5 August 2005 ,Revised 18 October 2005 ,Accepted 18 October 2005.

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 Supported by the National Cancer Institute of Canada with funds from the Canadian Cancer Society and was undertaken, in part, thanks to funding from the Canada Research Chairs Program.

PII: S0360-3016(05)02814-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.10.010

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 1002-1012 , 15 March 2006

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