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Refusal of Chemoradiation Therapy for Anal Squamous Cell Cancer

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  1. Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Adam C. Fields, Pamela W. Lu, Benjamin M. Vierra & Nelya Melnitchouk

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    Adam C. Fields, Pamela W. Lu, Benjamin M. Vierra & Nelya Melnitchouk

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Fields, A.C., Lu, P.W., Vierra, B.M. et al. Refusal of Chemoradiation Therapy for Anal Squamous Cell Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg 24, 2140–2142 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04678-4

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