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Radical cystectomy in the elderly

Comparison of survival between younger and older patients

  1. Peter E. Clark M.D.1,†,*,
  2. John P. Stein M.D.2,
  3. Susan G. Groshen Ph.D.3,
  4. Jie Cai M.S.3,
  5. Gus Miranda2,
  6. Gary Lieskovsky M.D.2,
  7. Donald G. Skinner M.D.2

Article first published online: 3 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20805

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 103, Issue 3, pages 546–552, 1 February 2005

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Clark, P. E., Stein, J. P., Groshen, S. G., Cai, J., Miranda, G., Lieskovsky, G. and Skinner, D. G. (2005), Radical cystectomy in the elderly. Cancer, 103: 546–552. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20805

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  1. 1

    Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Department of Urology, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California

  3. 3

    Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California

  1. †

    Fax: (336) 716-5711

*Department of Urology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 3 JAN 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 OCT 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 OCT 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 JUN 2004

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