Chemotherapy with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer
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- 14 September 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 355 (11) , 1114-1123
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa060829
Abstract
Preoperative radiotherapy is recommended for selected patients with rectal cancer. We evaluated the addition of chemotherapy to preoperative radiotherapy and the use of postoperative chemotherapy in the treatment of rectal cancer.Keywords
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