Timing of surgery following preoperative therapy in rectal cancer: There is no need for a prospective randomized trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bujko, Krzysztof ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR GROWTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84859773989     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31823f86cb     Document Type: Letter

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