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Surgery

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Colorectal Cancer

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 83))

Abstract

At present, surgery is the only form of treatment which offers a prospect of cure to patients with carcinoma of the colon. Although radiotherapy for carcinoma of the rectum holds some promise, surgery is still the treatment of choice for this disease also.

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  1. St. Mark’s Hospital and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, EC1V 2PS, UK

    R. J. Nicholls

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, EH4 2XU, Edinburgh, UK

    William Duncan

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Nicholls, R.J. (1982). Surgery. In: Duncan, W. (eds) Colorectal Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 83. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81802-8_10

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