Chemoradiotherapy

Chemoradiotherapy

Chemoradiotherapy is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer.[1] Chemoradiotherapy in the Neoadjuvant therapy has been shown to be effective in rectal cancer.[citation needed]

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