In this article we report on the current role of radiotherapy in the management of non-muscle invasive as well as in muscle invasive bladder cancer.
Radiotherapy seems to have no role in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. In muscle invasive bladder tumors, the role of radiotherapy is under investigation in view of new radiotherapy techniques and novel cytotoxic and biological agents.
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Pinnarò P, Giordano C, Giovinazzo G, Saracino B. Are you the author?
Department of Radiation Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome - Italy.
Reference: Urologia. 2013 Oct 22;80(3):202-206.
doi: 10.5301/RU.2013.11554
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24526596
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