Will GRECCAR 2 be a game changer for the management of rectal cancer?

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A Sun Myint et al. Colorectal Dis. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;22(12):2330.

doi: 10.1111/codi.15304. Epub 2020 Aug 30.

A Sun Myint^{1

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3}, A Dhadda⁴, C Rao⁵, R Sripadam¹, J P Gerard⁶

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