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17 - Management of cancer of the anus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

By
Richard Adams  and
Paul Shaw
Edited by
Louise Hanna ,
Tom Crosby  and
Fergus Macbeth
Richard Adams
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
Paul Shaw
Affiliation:
Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Louise Hanna
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Tom Crosby
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
Fergus Macbeth
Affiliation:
Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff
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Practical Clinical Oncology , pp. 242 - 251
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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