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The use of radiotherapy to treat rectal cancer and advances in surgical techniques

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EMCCC 2010

2 Dec 2011
Published: 20 Apr 2010
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Prof Jan Willem Leer - Joint Centre for Radiation Oncology, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Prof. Leer discusses the use of radiotherapy before rectal surgery, which part of rectum should be treated with preoperative radiotherapy and outlines the results of the recent TME clinical trials.

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