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Rectal cancer (C20)

Krzysztof Bujko1, Piotr Potemski2, Andrzej Rutkowski3, Jarosław Reguła34, Andrzej Mróz56, Anna Hołdakowska7, Joanna Socha89, Maciej Krzakowski10
DOI: 10.5603/OCP.2020.0042
Oncol Clin Pract 2020;16(6):338-357.

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Keywords: rectal cancerdiagnosistreatmentfollow-uprecommendations

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