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Large bowel cancer: utility of radiation therapy

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For 1982, both the expected incidence (114,000) and expected number of deaths (52,000) for adenocarcinoma of the large bowel ranked second only to carcinoma of the lung [1]. The male/female incidence ratio is essentially equal. Studies done during the last decade have shown a proximal shift of lesion incidence within the large bowel (i.e., rectal cancers have become less common and colon cancers more frequent). The cause for this is uncertain.

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Gunderson, L.L., Rich, T.A., Tepper, J.E., Dosoretz, D.E., Russell, A.H., Hoskins, R.B. (1984). Large bowel cancer: utility of radiation therapy. In: Decosse, J.J., Sherlock, P. (eds) Clinical Management of Gastrointestinal Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2833-9_8

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