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Patients with Anal Cancer Have Low Functional and High Symptomatic Health-Related Quality of Life Scores After Chemoradiation

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We would like to thank the EORTC Quality of Life group for allowing us to use the EORTC QLQ-ANL-27.1

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  1. University Hospitals Research in Surgical Outcomes and Effectiveness (UH RISES), Cleveland, OH, USA

    Meridith Ginesi, Diana S. Jodeh, Gabrielle Scariano, Jonathan T. Bliggenstorfer, Sharon L. Stein & Emily Steinhagen

  2. Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    J. Eva Selfridge

  3. Division of Colorectal, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Sharon L. Stein & Emily Steinhagen

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Ginesi, M., Jodeh, D.S., Scariano, G. et al. Patients with Anal Cancer Have Low Functional and High Symptomatic Health-Related Quality of Life Scores After Chemoradiation. J Gastrointest Surg 27, 416–418 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05457-z

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