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Dr. John N Lukens M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
3400 Civic Center Blvd Trc 2 West Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. John Lukens practices Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia, PA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Lukens specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 2008
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 2008
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Erythroleukemia in an infant with neurofibromatosis.
- Erythroleukemia in an infant with neurofibromatosis.
- Neuroblastoma in the neonate.
- Ferrokinetics in the syndrome of familial hypoferremic microcytic anemia with iron malabsorption.
- Biologic variables in the outcome of stages I and II neuroblastoma treated with surgery as primary therapy: a children's cancer group study.
- Iron deficiency and infection: fact or fable?
- Beatrice C. Lampkin, M.D. awarded the American Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Distinguished Career Award.
- Epipodophyllotoxin-related leukemia. Identification of a new subset of secondary leukemia.
- International neuroblastoma pathology classification adds independent prognostic information beyond the prognostic contribution of age.
- Monthly pulses of vincristine and prednisone prevent bone marrow and testicular
- Neonatal haematological abnormalities associated with maternal disease.
- Neonatal haematological abnormalities associated with maternal disease.
- Open-wedge testicular biopsy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia after two years of maintenance therapy: diagnostic accuracy and influence on outcome--a report from Children's Cancer Study Group.
- Early response to induction therapy as a predictor of disease-free survival and late recurrence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childrens Cancer Study Group.
- Pencil beam scanning proton therapy vs rotational arc radiation therapy: A treatment planning comparison for postoperative oropharyngeal cancer.
Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Oral Cancer
Dr. John N Lukens M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 3400 Civic Center Blvd Trc 2 West
3400 Civic Center Blvd Trc 2 West -Philadelphia, PA 19104Get Direction
Dept of Radiation Oncology
51 N 39th St -Philadelphia, PA 19104Get Direction
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