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Review Article| Volume 2, ISSUE 1, P227-236, May 2022

Total Neoadjuvant Strategies for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

  • Dustin A. Deming
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    1111 Highland Avenue WIMR 2, Rm 6507, Madison, WI 53705.
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    Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue 6507, Madison, WI 53705, USA

    Department of Oncology, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue 6507, Madison, WI 53705, USA

    Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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