The rapid uptake of concurrent chemotherapy for cervix cancer patients treated with curative radiation

PURPOSE: In 1999, a series of clinical trials along with a clinical announcement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) suggested that chemotherapy should be used concurrently with pelvic radiation in the management of cervical cancer. The purpose of this study is to examine the rate of chemotherapy use, in the province of Ontario, before and after these publications. METHODS: All incident cases of cervix cancer diagnosed between January 1, …