Type of preoperative therapy and stage-specific survival after surgery for rectal cancer: a nationwi...
Type of preoperative therapy and stage-specific survival after surgery for rectal cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Preoperative chemoradiation therapy (CRT) may induce downstaging in rectal cancer (RC). Short-course radiation therapy (SC-RT) with immediate surgery does not cause substantial downstaging. However, the TNM classification adds the “y” prefix in both groups to indicate possible treatment effects. We aim to compare stage-specific survival in these pa...
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Type of preoperative therapy and stage-specific survival after surgery for rectal cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2281573988
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2281573988
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0945-6317
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1432-2307
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10.1007/s00428-019-02638-1
