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Is chemoradiation feasible in elderly patients? : A study of 17 patients with anorectal carcinoma

✍ Scribed by Vincenzo Valentini; Alessio G. Morganti; Stefano Luzi; Giovanna Mantello; Giovanna Mantini; Giovanna Salvi; Numa Cellini

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 78 KB
Volume: 80
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971015)80:8<1387::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-c

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BACKGROUND.

Cancer in the elderly is becoming an increasing

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