Combined radiochemotherapy

In order to treat the tumour more effectively, a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy is used for the following tumours

• Tumours of the head and neck area
• Tumours of the airways and lungs
• Tumours of the oesophagus
• Tumours of the cervix (cervical carcinoma)
• Tumours of the rectum (rectal carcinoma)
• Tumours of the anus to avoid an operation with an artificial outlet

Chemotherapy is usually administered at fixed intervals during a series of radiotherapy treatments. The intensity of this treatment may require hospitalisation.