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Preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer: beyond local control

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Allal, A., Soravia, C. Preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer: beyond local control. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 3, 124–125 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0446

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