Is organ preservation in rectal cancer ready for prime time?

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¹ Gastrointestinal Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK; Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address: p.tekkis@imperial.ac.uk.
² Gastrointestinal Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.

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Paris Tekkis et al. Lancet. 2018.

. 2018 Jun 23;391(10139):2480-2482.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31324-2.

¹ Gastrointestinal Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK; Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address: p.tekkis@imperial.ac.uk.
² Gastrointestinal Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.

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