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Preoperative chemoradiation for resectable and locailv, advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

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Evans, D.B. Preoperative chemoradiation for resectable and locailv, advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. J Gastrointest Surg 5, 2–5 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1091-255X(01)80002-0

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