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Cancer is a complex anarchic condition which results in much patient variation and is therefore difficult to classify except in loose anatomical and general terms. As a consequence, clinical trials of cancer treatment present considerable problems and interpretation is fraught with difficulties.
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Hellmann, K. (1983). Major problems in cancer chemotherapy. In: Edwards, D.I., Hiscock, D.R. (eds) Chemotherapeutic Strategy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06540-0_9
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