Response to preoperative chemoradiation
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Christopher H. Crane; John M. Skibber; Barry W. Feig; Jean-Nicolas Vauthey; Howa
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Although controversial, some believe that preoperative chemoradiation increases the use of sphincterβpreserving surgery in low rectal carcinoma patients. This article investigates the relationship between objective tumor response and sphincter preservation in low rectal c