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Radiotherapy Added to Surgery Lowers Recurrence Rates in Rectal Cancer
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Title Radiotherapy Added to Surgery Lowers Recurrence Rates in Rectal Cancer
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/731419?src=rss
Description Neoadjuvant radiation can lower the rate of local recurrence in rectal cancer by more than 50%, according to a large randomized trial. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Oct 29, 2010
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