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. 2002 Mar;62(3):345-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(01)00474-1.

Radiosensitivity in Fanconi's anemia patients

Blanche P Alter  1
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Radiosensitivity in Fanconi's anemia patients

Blanche P Alter. Radiother Oncol. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

The risks of radiation therapy in patients with Fanconi's anemia who have cancer are not clear. Possible toxicity was reported in six of 14 patients: 1/1 with vaginal cancer, 4/10 with head and neck or esophageal cancer, and 1/3 with oral cancer following bone marrow transplant.

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