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Current impact of adjuvant chemotherapy in resectable cancer

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Rossi, A., Bonadonna, G. Current impact of adjuvant chemotherapy in resectable cancer. Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 3, 7–16 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00254414

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  • Resectable Cancer
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